Spain / USA,
1999, 96 min
Directed by:
Antoni AloyCast:
Sadie Frost, Lauren Bacall, Harvey Keitel, Agustí Villaronga, Jack Taylor, Jude Law, Lydia Zimmermann, Ella Jones, Tom Keller, Nilo ZimmermanVOD (2)
Plots(1)
A governess arrives on a distant island to take care of two children whose father wants nothing to do with them. She soon notices that very strange things are happening around the children. (Sitges Film Festival)
Reviews (1)
Presence of Mind is a Spanish-American production that is a fairly successful adaptation, meaning because it is a movie that truly feels like a gothic novel. It is dramatic, yet the horror dominates, in an unpleasant way and through individual characters. Unfortunately, I cannot offer a better comparison. I have not read James' work yet, though his short stories have been sitting around for a while.
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