Summaries

A governess hired to care for children at a wealthy estate encounters supernatural occurrences tied to former staff. Clashing with the housekeeper, she tries to safeguard the children while uncovering the property's dark history.

Henry James' classic tale of terror, "The Turn of the Screw" receives yet another screen adaptation in this thriller shot in Spain. A young woman (Sadie Frost) is hired to serve as a governess for two children, Miles and Flora (Nilo Mur and Ella Jones). She is hired by their uncle, the Master (Harvey Keitel), who became the guardian of the youngsters after the death of their parents. While the governess is initially enthusiastic about her job, Miles and Flora soon prove to be quite a handful, and the housekeeper Mrs. Grose (Lauren Bacall), who oversees most of the activities at the Master's estate, is openly antagonistic to her. Before long, the governess discovers the house bears a dark secret involving Miss Jessel (Dayne Danika), the previous governess, and Fosc (Agusti Villaronga), the Master's former valet. El Celo was the first feature from Director Antoni Aloy.

Details

Keywords
  • female topless nudity
  • female frontal nudity
  • psychotronic film
  • female full frontal nudity
  • bare chested boy
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date Apr 19, 2001
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin Spain
Language English
Filming locations Raixa Estate, Serra de Tramuntana, Bunyola, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Production companies Televisión Española (TVE) Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. Presence of Mind LLC

Box office

Budget $3000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

A woman is hired to watch over two recently orphaned children, Flora and her brother Miles (played by Nilo Mur). The woman starts seeing ghosts and the children begin some very peculiar and disturbing behavior.

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