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The Innocents: A Gothic Masterpiece

The Innocents: A Gothic Masterpiece

Still the best version of The Turn of the Screw on film

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Dec 06, 2023
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Gothic mysteries are a particular passion of mine. I devour them onscreen, in print, and have even had a few of my own published. One of my absolute favourites is The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a spine-tingling novella revered in certain literary circles. It has been adapted several times for the screen, most memorably in director Jack Clayton’s 1961 monochrome gem The Innocents.

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