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  • Actors: Lisa Milne, Mark Padmore, Diana Montague, Catrin Wyn Davies, Nicholas Kirby Johnson
  • Format: Anamorphic, Classical, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Opus Arte
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Jan 2005
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007CGPU0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,334 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Britten's interpretation of the 1898 Henry James tale performed at Fulbeck Hall in Lincolnshire. Richard Hickox conducts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Musically Superior version of Britten, 17 Jul 2007
By E. J. Powell "e j powell" (wales) - See all my reviews
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"The Turn of the Screw" is emerging as Britten's most performed, recorded and respected opera. With good reason. I have seen this opera performed in opera houses large and small, by internationally regarded soloists and by students - it never fails to make an impact. My expectations for this BBC film were therefore high - and my expectations were exceeded.
Mark Padmore now enjoys a well deserved reputation as an English tenor of rare taste and skill. These qualities are very evident in this performance - but so too is his gift for drama, suspence and terror. Never less than beautifully sung, it is also a highly dramatic performance - which terrifies. As Peter Quint he insinuates his way into the opera, menacing but also tragic.
Lisa Milne has established an international reputation for her musicianship and vocal splendour, and this role might well have been written for her. The 'garden scene' is but one of many high points in her performance. What I admire most about her performance is the way she allows the governess to "grow": from well meaning innocent, to the scenes when she witness the final confrontation between Miles and Quint. Her final notes are truly heart breaking.
Performances by Miles and Flora deserve all praise. Miss Jessel is strongly cast, as is the Housekeeper.
At the end of the day, this filmed opera is more than just the sum of its wonderful and distinguished parts. It is the (visually stunning) record of a true opera performance. And for this, I guess the accolades must go to the Director. I especially liked the way the various settings, the house, the lake, and the grounds all reflect the ghostly atmosphere of death and decay. This is perhaps the most "atmospheric" of all the performances I have seen: there is an atmosphere of evil brooding over all the scenes.
5 stars for all involved: this dvd deserves a wide success.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Foreboding Realism, 27 Jun 2007
By Nicholas Casley (Plymouth, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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Based on the novella by Henry James, another gay artist with an outsider's perceptive eye into the human condition, Benjamin Britten's opera was written in 1954, less than ten years after "Peter Grimes". With only six characters, Britten here seems to have taken to heart James's injunction to view mere character as plot, a line of thought whose logical conclusion would end in Britten's "Death in Venice" where one sole character ruminates on life's sadness and joys. But, in "The Turn of the Screw" there is still plenty of plot to fascinate the observer, despite the pared-down cast list.

And it is not only the cast-list that is so small. It seems the older Britten became, the less melodic were his operas: you won't be humming tunes from "The Turn of the Screw" as you skip down the stairs. No, what replaces melody here is a vivid sense of a haunted and haunting atmosphere, into which this marvellous production draws you and holds you tight until the very end. Beautifully shot in a late autumn landscape of unkempt foliage, misty marshes and forlorn rooms, this is a film of the opera, not a staged production, and all the better for that.

Quint (Mark Padmore) and Miss Jessel (Catrin Wyn Davies) are brilliantly evoked, the one barely seen with his guilty eye to camera, the other seen all too clearly, her tortured face and gaunt figure wonderfully portrayed in the autumnal half-light. The two children are good, but could have been better directed. But for me it is Diana Montague as Mrs Grose, and especially Lisa Milne as the Governess who do wonders for the viewer's nerves, chillingly conveying the sense of ominous mischief that is gradually revealed. Their singing is superb, some parts being clearly recorded but some being live to their place, for one can often here their echoes reverberate around the bare rooms, adding a foreboding realism to the scene. The City of London Sinfonia conducted by the ever-dependable Richard Hickox support.

No gripes? Well, it is a shame that there are no extras. But, overall, a wonderful film that is true to the opera in every way: I'm sure Britten himself would have approved. Although you won't be humming his tunes, you will nevertheless feel that the experience has been worthwhile.
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