Réalisation:
Donato RotunnoScénario:
Peter WaddingtonPhotographie:
Jean-François HensgensActeurs·trices:
Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Chris Bearne, Patrick Dechesne, Gintare Parulyte, Sascha LeyRésumés(1)
Une professeur d’Arts, quelque peu dérangé, Anna Veigh, est engagée par M. Laing en tant que nounou pour élever Flora et son frère Miles. Anna croit que les fantômes de l’ancienne nounou, Miss Jessel, et de l’ancien majordome, Peter Quint, sont dans la propriété et hantent les enfants. Elle décide de les aider à faire face aux esprits et de libérer leurs âmes. (Tarantula Luxembourg)
(plus)Critiques (2)
This is a film thematically similar to Kubrick's The Shining, which focuses on mapping the dark places of the human psyche and the disintegration of one unfortunate person in a remote location within a small community. There are moments of decent atmosphere and overall acceptable performances, and especially in the first half, the director succeeds in creating shots with camera and music that evoke an atmosphere of alienation, confinement, and coldness. In the second half, where he also uses montage-like editing, it's not that great, the screenplay could have been a bit more sophisticated, and it is not even close to The Shining. However, it does deserve three stars. Overall impression: 55%.
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A pretty decent horror, but in my opinion, it ultimately tries to confuse the viewer's mind so much that it doesn't end up delivering something that truly dazzles. I'm more of a plot-oriented person, which I felt was somewhat lacking in this film. It's like I was deprived of something, which is a feeling that can easily arise with the finale for anyone.
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