Turn of the screw [videorecording] / BBC Wales ; by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Myfanwy Piper ; television director, Katie Mitchell ; producer, Fiona Morris.



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Opera in 2 acts; adapted after the story by Henry James. Originally broadcast in 2004. Features: interactive menus; synopsis; cast gallery. Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German in booklet inserted in container. Director of photography, Nic Morris ; editor, Tim Fulford ; production designer, Alison Chitty. Mark Padmore (Quint) ; Lisa Milne (The governess) ; Catrin Wyn Davies (Miss Jessel) ; Diana Montague (Mrs. Grose) ; Nicholas Kirby Johnson (Miles) ; Caroline Wise (Flora) ; City of London Sinfonia ; Richard Hickox, conductor. Sung in English, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

Title
Turn of the screw [videorecording] / BBC Wales ; by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Myfanwy Piper ; television director, Katie Mitchell ; producer, Fiona Morris.
Artist
Hickox, Richard, 1948-
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Video Recording
Abstract
Written in 1954, Benjamin Britten's opera based on Henry James' tale, written in 1898, is a story with a sinister undertone. In this film of the opera we return to the late 19th Century setting of the original story, Fulbeck Hall in Lincolnshire. The ghostly atmosphere of the music is perfectly re-created by clever lighting techniques and faded colours of the costumes. Visual inspiration is from the photographic work of Julia Margaret Cameron, Munch, Strindberg and the early Spiritualists. The result is a world where the boundaries between the living and the dead are chillingly blurred.
Year
2005
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