The Turn of the Screw
A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. With Miles back at home, the governess starts noticing ethereal figures roaming the estate's grounds. Desperate to learn more about these sinister sightings she discovers that the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her predecessor hold grim implications for herself. As she becomes increasingly fearful that malevolent forces are stalking the children the governess is determined to save them, risking herself and her sanity in the process.
A gothic psychological haunt that twists Henry James’s classic into a moody meditation on madness and maternal dread.
- Alexa Havins delivers a quietly intense turn as the governess, grounding the supernatural ambiguity in raw emotion.
- Lean on atmosphere over spectacle — fog-drenched woods and creaky manor interiors evoke classic haunted house dread.
- Fans of slow-burn ghost stories and unreliable narrators will appreciate the film’s deliberate, unsettling pacing.
- Lacks the narrative clarity to satisfy those craving a definitive haunting, but that ambiguity is the point for many.
