‘The Turn of the Screw has been the subject of numerous adaptations in a variety of media, and these adaptations have, themselves, been analysed in the academic literature on Henry James and Victorian culture. It was adapted to an opera by Benjamin Britten which premiered in 1954, and the opera has been filmed on numerous occasions.
The novel was adapted as a ballet (1980 and 1999) by Luigi Zaninelli and Will Tucket for the Royal Ballet.
Harold Pinter directed ‘The Innocents’ (1950), a Broadway play which was another adaptation of the novel. He also did a subsequent stage play, adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, presented at the Almeida theatre, London in 2013. A new musical theatre adaptation of the story had its world premiere in Washington DC in February 2015.
There have also been numerous film adaptations of the novel. ‘The Inoccents’ (1961), directed by Jack Clayton, and Micheal Winner's 'The Nightcomers’ (1972) are two particularly notable examples. Other film adaptations include Rusty Lemorande's 1992 adaptation (set in the 1960’s); Eloy de la Iglesia's Spanish-language ‘Otra vuelta de tuerca’ (1985), ‘Presence of mind’ (1999), directed by Atoni Aloy; and In a Dark Place (2006), directed by Donato Rotunno. ‘The others’ (2001) is not an adaptation but has some themes in common with James's novel.
Television films have included a 1959 American adaptation as part of ‘Ford Startime’ directed by John Frankenheimer, the West German ‘The Sinful Angel’ (1962) and a 1974 adaptation directed by Dan Curtis. A French adaptation entitled ‘Le Tour d'écrou’ (1974) a Mexican miniseries entitled ‘Otra vuelta de tuerca’ (1981) a 1982 adaptation directed by Petr Weigl, a 1990 adaptation directed by Graeme Clifford; ‘The Haunting of Helen Walker' (1995) directed by Tom McLoughlin; a 1999 adaptation directed by Ben Bolt; a low-budget 2003 version written and directed by Nick Millard; the Italian-language ‘Il mistero del lago’ and a 2009 BBC film adapted by Sandy Welch.
Literary reworking’s of The Turn of the Screw identified by James scholar Adeline R. Tintner include ‘The Secret Garden’ (1911), by Frances Hodgson Burnett; ‘Poor Girl’ (1951), by Elizabeth Taylor; ‘The Peacock Spring’ (1975), by Rumer Godden; 'Ghost story’ (1975) by Peter Straub; ‘The Accursed Inhabitants of House Bly’(1994) by Joyce Carol Oates; and ‘Miles and Flora’ (1997) a sequel by Hilary Bailey. Further literary adaptations identified by other authors include ‘Affinity’ (1999) by Sarah Waters; ‘A Jealous Ghost’ (2005) by A.N. Wilson and ‘Florence & Giles’ (2010) by John Harding.
In December 1968, the ABC daytime drama ‘Dark shadows’ featured a storyline based on this novel. The Turn of the Screw is also alluded to in the Star Trek universe (a loose science fiction adaptation of the story).'
The turn of the screw (2016) in Wikipedia. Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turn_of_the_Screw (Accessed: 4 February 2016).
BEHA, C., M. TALBOT and E. OVERBEY, 2014. Henry James and the great Y.A. Debate [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from:
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/henry-james-great-ya-debate
2009 Film:
Age - 15
Duration - 1H 59M
Genre - Horror, Drama, Mystery
The novel was adapted as a ballet (1980 and 1999) by Luigi Zaninelli and Will Tucket for the Royal Ballet.
Harold Pinter directed ‘The Innocents’ (1950), a Broadway play which was another adaptation of the novel. He also did a subsequent stage play, adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, presented at the Almeida theatre, London in 2013. A new musical theatre adaptation of the story had its world premiere in Washington DC in February 2015.
There have also been numerous film adaptations of the novel. ‘The Inoccents’ (1961), directed by Jack Clayton, and Micheal Winner's 'The Nightcomers’ (1972) are two particularly notable examples. Other film adaptations include Rusty Lemorande's 1992 adaptation (set in the 1960’s); Eloy de la Iglesia's Spanish-language ‘Otra vuelta de tuerca’ (1985), ‘Presence of mind’ (1999), directed by Atoni Aloy; and In a Dark Place (2006), directed by Donato Rotunno. ‘The others’ (2001) is not an adaptation but has some themes in common with James's novel.
Television films have included a 1959 American adaptation as part of ‘Ford Startime’ directed by John Frankenheimer, the West German ‘The Sinful Angel’ (1962) and a 1974 adaptation directed by Dan Curtis. A French adaptation entitled ‘Le Tour d'écrou’ (1974) a Mexican miniseries entitled ‘Otra vuelta de tuerca’ (1981) a 1982 adaptation directed by Petr Weigl, a 1990 adaptation directed by Graeme Clifford; ‘The Haunting of Helen Walker' (1995) directed by Tom McLoughlin; a 1999 adaptation directed by Ben Bolt; a low-budget 2003 version written and directed by Nick Millard; the Italian-language ‘Il mistero del lago’ and a 2009 BBC film adapted by Sandy Welch.
Literary reworking’s of The Turn of the Screw identified by James scholar Adeline R. Tintner include ‘The Secret Garden’ (1911), by Frances Hodgson Burnett; ‘Poor Girl’ (1951), by Elizabeth Taylor; ‘The Peacock Spring’ (1975), by Rumer Godden; 'Ghost story’ (1975) by Peter Straub; ‘The Accursed Inhabitants of House Bly’(1994) by Joyce Carol Oates; and ‘Miles and Flora’ (1997) a sequel by Hilary Bailey. Further literary adaptations identified by other authors include ‘Affinity’ (1999) by Sarah Waters; ‘A Jealous Ghost’ (2005) by A.N. Wilson and ‘Florence & Giles’ (2010) by John Harding.
In December 1968, the ABC daytime drama ‘Dark shadows’ featured a storyline based on this novel. The Turn of the Screw is also alluded to in the Star Trek universe (a loose science fiction adaptation of the story).'
The turn of the screw (2016) in Wikipedia. Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turn_of_the_Screw (Accessed: 4 February 2016).
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BEHA, C., M. TALBOT and E. OVERBEY, 2014. Henry James and the great Y.A. Debate [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from:
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/henry-james-great-ya-debate
2009 Film:
Age - 15
Duration - 1H 59M
Genre - Horror, Drama, Mystery
‘The Turn of the Screw is a British TV film based on Henry Jame's 1898 ghost story. Produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC1. The novella was adapted for the screen by Sandy Welch, and the film was directed by Tim Fywell. Although generally true to the tone and story of James's work, the film is set in the 1920's—in contrast to the original 1840s setting—and accentuates sexual elements that some theorists have identified in the novella. The film's story is told in flashbacks during consultations between the institutionalised Ann (Michelle Dockery) and Dr Fisher (Dan Stevens). Ann tells how she was hired by an aristocrat (Mark Umbers) to care for the orphans Miles (Josef Lindsay) and Flora (Eva Sayer). She is met at the children's home, Bly, by Mrs Grose (Sue Johnston), the housekeeper. Ann soon begins to see unknown figures around the manor, and seeks an explanation.
Critics were
divided in their reviews of The Turn of the Screw. The acting and tone of the production were generally praised, but the
plot's divergences from the original story were less well received. A
particular disagreement concerned the film's horrific elements; some critics
considered it to be genuinely scary, while others suggested that the horror was
not fully effective. The original story has been much analysed owing to its ambiguity,
and critics disagreed about the extent to which the film succeeded in
portraying this trait. Academic analyses found the film considerably less
ambiguous than the novella.
The Turn of the Screw was released on DVD on 1 March 2010 in the UK and on 28 April 2015 in North America.'
Cast:
ANON., n.d. [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from:
The Turn of the Screw was released on DVD on 1 March 2010 in the UK and on 28 April 2015 in North America.'
Cast:
- Michelle Dockery - Ann (the governess)
- Honor Cargill-Martin - young Ann
- Eva Sayer - Flora
- Josef Lindsay - Miles
- Edward MacLiam - Peter Quint
- Sue Johnston - Sara Grose
- Katie Lightfoot - Emily Jessel
- Mark Umbers - Master
ANON., n.d. [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from:
Inline Citations: (The turn of the screw - trailer BBC Christmas 2009 2009)
Opera:
‘The Turn of the Screw is a 20th-century English chamber opera composed
by Benjamin Britten with a libretto by Myfanwy Piper "wife of the artist John Piper, who had been a friend of the
composer since 1935 and had provided designs for several of the operas. The
libretto is based on the novella by Henry James.
The opera was commissioned by the Venice Biennale and given its world premiere on 14 September 1954, at
the Teatro La Fenice, Venice. The original recording was made during that year,
with the composer conducting.
Described as one of the most
dramatically appealing English operas, the opera in two acts has a prologue and
sixteen scenes, each preceded by a variation on the twelve-note 'Screw' theme.
Typically of Britten, the music mixes tonality and dissonance with Britten's recurrent use
of a twelve-tone figure being perhaps a nod to the approach of Arnold Schoenberg. Thematically, the play gives a central role to a line
borrowed from 'W.B yeats' poem 'The second coming': 'The
ceremony of innocence is drowned.’
Cast:
- Peter Pears - Prologue
- The governess - Jennifer Vyvyan
- Miles - David Hemmings
- Flora - Olive Dyer
- Mrs. Grose - Joan Cross
- Miss Jessel - Arda Mandikian
- Peter Quint - Peter Pears
ANON., n.d. [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turn_of_the_Screw_(opera
Inline Citations: (Anon., n.d.)
Age - PG
Duration - 1H 40M
Genre - Horror, Drama, Thriller
‘The Turn of the Screw (1999) Anglophenia favourite Colin Firth made hearts beat a little faster when he showed up for a few scenes in a British TV movie version that aired on PBS in the U.S. Jodhi May portrayed the governess and Pam Ferris (who currently plays bossy Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife) was the housekeeper.'
Cast:
- Miss Jessel – Caroline Pegg
- Master – Colin Firth
- Mrs. Grose – Pam Ferries
- Flora – Grace Robinson
- Quint – Jason Salkey
- Miles – Joe Sowerbutts
ANON., 2015. Forever haunting: ‘The turn of the Screw’ scares again and again [viewed 4 February 2016]. Available from:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows//blog/2013/10/forever-haunting-the-turn-of-the-screw-scares-again-and-again
Inline Citations: (Anon., 2015)
Colin Firth: Turn of the screw, 2009 . YouTube
Inline Citations: (Colin Firth: Turn of the screw 2009)
In a Dark Place (2006):
Duration - 1H 35M
Genre - Horror, Thriller
‘The disturbed arts teacher, Anna Veigh, is hired by Mr. Laing as a governess to raise Flora and her brother Miles. Anna believes that the ghosts of the former governess, Miss Jessel and house keeper Peter Quint, are in the property haunting the children, and she decides to help them to face the spirits and get their souls free.
Cast:
Cast:
- Miles – Christian Olson
- Flora – Gabrielle Adam
- Mrs Grose – Tara Fitzgerald
- Anna Veigh – LeeLee Sobieski
- Mr James – Graham Pountney
- Mr Laing – Jonathan Fox
- Headmaster – Thomas Sanne’
In a dark place, 2006
Inline Citations: (In a dark place 2006)
In a dark place (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Dark_Place#/media/File:In_a_Dark_Place_FilmPoster.jpeg (Accessed: 4 February 2016).
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