Henry James — Playwright (12)

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The Turn of the Screw (1982)
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Benjamin Britten’s opera of the Henry James novel. An inexperienced governess is sent to a country house to care for two children, whom she is gradually convinced have been corrupted by the ghosts of a previous manservant and governess…

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What Maisie Knew (1995)
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Edouard Molinaro actor: Laura Martel
other title: Ce que savait Maisie / 梅茜的抉择
Paris during the 1920s. Ever since her parents' separation, ten-year-old Maisie has been travelling to and fro between her father Beale Farange and her mother Ida. She spends half a year with each one alternately. But neither parent can provide Maisie with the warmth and affection she so desperately needs.

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The Nightcomers (1971)
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迈克尔·温纳 actor: 马龙·白兰度 / 斯蒂法妮·比彻姆
other title: 夜行人 / 狂漢蕩娃奪命童
弗罗拉和麦克斯的父母双亡,寄宿在一富豪亲戚家,有女管家和女家教吉瑟小姐和情夫彼德照顾。但不久两个孩子就和彼德成了好朋友,他们对彼德的话说一不二。并且对彼德的看待世界的奇异眼光大加欣赏。他们偷看到彼德sm吉瑟小姐,两个小孩也开始模仿起来。后来彼得失手杀了吉瑟,天真的两个小孩从约翰先前的哲理中分析,将彼得杀死,和吉瑟双双葬在一起。 这是白兰度继《教父》和《巴黎最后的探戈》之前拍摄的一部伦理电影。是他承上启下的一部转折性作品。由著名导演迈克尔.温纳执导,英国气息浓厚

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永恒的爱 (1933)
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弗兰克·洛伊德 actor: 莱斯利·霍华德 / 希瑟·安吉尔 …
other title: Berkeley Square / 伯克利广场
Berkeley Square is the title of a 1933 film produced by Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Frank Lloyd and stars Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor and Colin Keith-Johnston. For several years it was considered lost until rediscovered in the 1970s. It has yet to be released onto DVD-Video. The film was based on the play of the same name by John Balderston. It tells the story of a young American (played by Howard, nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for the role) who is transported back to London in the time of the American Revolution, where he meets his ancestors.

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The Wings of the Dove (1981)
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other title: 鸽之翼 / Les ailes de la colombe
A mature lady approaches a young actor and offers him a great amount of money to get acquainted with her lonely daughter, who suffers of an incurable illness. Eventually a true romance emerges, as mother has secret feelings for the man, while he truly falls in love with the daughter. After the expected death of the daughter, the man leaves in grief rejecting the money, and the mature woman stays in deep loneliness, trying to cope with a double loss.

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The Beast in the Jungle (2019)
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克拉拉·范·古尔 actor: 克里斯蒂安·伯恩查特 / Elisabet Johannesdottir …
other title: 林中野兽 / 丛林野兽
改编自十九世纪亨利·詹姆斯的同名小说。影片以一个遥远的英国乡村别墅为背景,用舞蹈讲述了约翰·马尔切和梅·巴特拉姆间史诗般的非传统爱情故事。在两人初见十年后的一次偶遇中,梅提醒约翰,他曾向她透露过一个深刻的信念——他的人生将因未来的某段经历而改变,而这段经历就像“丛林中的野兽”一般正在等着他。约翰对预感深信不疑,这激起了梅的好奇心,她决定留在约翰身边,并很快爱上了他。约翰无法回应她真挚的爱,而是选择继续过他那肤浅的旅行商人的生活。最后,约翰终于意识到,其实那“野兽”早已出现在了他生命的丛林中,却为时已晚。

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The Turn of the Screw (2009)
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other title: 碧庐冤孽 / 螺丝在拧紧 …
精神病医院里,费舍尔医生(丹•史蒂文斯 Dan Stevens 饰)多次探访一名女精神病人安(米歇尔•道克瑞 Michelle Dockery 饰)并企图帮助。安向他讲述了在布莱那所美丽的大宅子里发生的诡异事件。1921年,年轻单纯的乡下女孩安来到伦敦应聘一份家庭教师的工作。因为前任家庭教师离职,雇主急需一名新人来全权照顾他乡下宅子中亡兄的孩子。安为男雇主帅气迷人的外表所吸引,答应下了这份工作并即刻起身前往。当她在大宅中工作了一段时间后,安发现,两名小孩迈尔斯和弗罗拉十分的可爱乖巧,欢乐共处的时光让她渐渐喜爱起这份工作。然而一件又一件诡异古怪事情的发生,让她发现了这两个孩子一直被一对男女缠身,而他们的真实身份竟然是已经死亡的贴身男仆琨特和前任家庭女教师泽茜。而众人对迈尔斯和弗罗拉成长的堕落和教育的漠不关心,终于让安决定担任起保护他们的责任… 该片改编自亨利詹姆斯的小说《The Turn of the screw》。

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The Turn of the Screw (1999)
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other title: 螺丝在拧紧
故事发生在十九世纪的英国,单纯天真的女孩吉登斯(乔迪·梅 Jodhi May 饰)来到了位于布莱乡下的一座庄园里,在这里,她即将成为迈尔斯(Joe Sowerbutts 饰)和弗洛拉(Grace Robinson 饰)这对兄妹的家庭教师。在庄园阴森而又诡异的气氛之下,吉登斯渐渐发现了隐藏在兄妹两人身上的秘密。 科学无法解释的灵异事件接二连三的发生,而这一切都和曾经在这里执教现已去世的前任家庭教师杰希尔(卡罗琳·佩吉 Caroline Pegg 饰)有着千丝万缕的关联。长久以来,魔鬼都掌控着迈尔斯和弗洛拉那脆弱纯洁的灵魂,吉登斯发誓一定要凭借着自己的力量,从魔鬼的手中将它们解救出来。