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In a Dark Place

In a Dark Place

2006Movie⏱️ 1h 35mR
HorrorThriller
⭐ 4.3
IMDB Rating
2,881 votes

An art teacher is hired as nanny for 2 orphans, a boy and girl, at a huge, isolated country estate. The nanny starts seeing dead, former employees. Is she mad or is the estate haunted?

Director
Donato Rotunno
Writers
Henry James, Peter Waddington
Stars
Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson
Release Date
June 19, 2007
Language
English
Country
Luxembourg, United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Leelee Sobieski
Leelee Sobieski
as Anna Veigh
Tara Fitzgerald
Tara Fitzgerald
as Miss Grose
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Christian Olson
as Miles
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Gabrielle Adam
as Flora
Graham Pountney
Graham Pountney
as Mr. James
Chris Bearne
Chris Bearne
as Vicar
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Jonathan Fox
as Mr. Laing
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Thomas Sanne
as Headmaster
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Patrick Dechesne
as Quint
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Gintare Parulyte
as Miss Jessel

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Luxembourg
Production
Phantom Pictures Ltd., 120dB Films, Tarantula

🏷️ Keywords

governessghostasthmachild abusefemale nudity

🎯 Categories

Supernatural HorrorHorrorThriller

⭐ Featured Review

If ambiguity is your thing, this is the movie for you.
by spgorelick β€’ 2008-01-16
5/10

"This is a very slow moving film, open to all sorts of interpretations. It has atmosphere, some tension and decent performances, and is very well shot, but something is definitely missing. In the documentary included as an added feature on the DVD, director Donato Rotunno proudly tells us that he made this movie without having read the source material on which it is based, Henry James classic novella "The Turn Of The Screw." Perhaps Rotunno should have read it first. His vision for the project might have been clearer. Big plus: Leelee Sobiesky is a beautiful woman, and her assets ar..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The book that Anna reads in bed is the 1994 Penguin Books edition of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, on which this movie is based.

πŸ“– Synopsis

An art teacher is hired as nanny for 2 orphans, a boy and girl, at a huge, isolated country estate. The nanny starts seeing dead, former employees. Is she mad or is the estate haunted?