USA, Spain, 1999
94m
35mm film, colour
“recorded in Ultra Stereo”, Spanish
An American/Spanish horror film directed by Antonio Aloy.
Plot Summary
A governess hired to look after a young brother and sister comes to suspect that their being haunted by the malevolent ghosts of her predecessor and her abusive groundskeeper lover.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Antonio Aloy [real name: Antoni Aloy]
© MCMXCIX [1999] by Presence of Mind LLC
CEO Films and Enrique Cerezo P.C. present. A Jordan Leibert production. An Antonio Aloy [real name: Antoni Aloy] film
Executive Producers: Gregory Cascante, Enrique Cerezo
Produced by: Jordan Leibert
Co-produced by: Barbara Gogny
Associate Producers: Gil Carretero, Adam Moos
Screenplay by: Barbara Gogny, Antonio Aloy [real name: Antoni Aloy], Mitch Brian
Based on ‘The Turn of the Screw’ by: Henry James
Director of Photography: David Carretero
Edited by: Richard Halsey
Additional Film Editing by: Bryon Crouch
Music by: Ángel Illarramendi
Sound Mixer: Peter Kitinski
Costumes Designed by: Yvonne Blake
Make-up Artist: Tommy Cole
Hair Stylist: Judy Crown
Effects: Sergio Hernandez
Production Designer: Carlos Barbosa
U.S. Casting by: Rough Diamond
U.K. Casting by: Pippa Hall
Cast
Sadie Frost (the governess)
Lauren Bacall (Mado Remei)
Ella Jones (Flora)
Nilo Mur [real name: Nilo Zimmermann] (Miles)
Agustín Villaronga [real name: Agustí Villaronga] (Fosc)
Dayna Danika (Miss Jessel)
Harvey Keitel (the master)
Jack Taylor (father)
Luz Fortuny (aunt)
Tom Keller (photographer)
Mario Dulce Rosello, Lydia Zimmerman (mourners)
Daniel Isidro (coachman)
Juana Guinzo [real name: Juana Ginzo] (Bel)
Alternative Titles
El celo – Spain
Ciúmes – Brazil (television)
O coarda prea intinsa – Romania
Dvasios apsireiskimas – Lithuania
A Outra Volta do Parafuso – Brazil
Παιχνίδια του μυαλού – Greece
Присутствие духа – Russia
Присъствие на духа – Bulgaria
References
Periodicals
- Fangoria no.204 (July 2001) pp.54-56, 58 – illustrated interview with Antonio Aloy (The screw turns again: Presence of Mind by Mike Hodges)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.357 no.7 (30 March 1999) p.28 – credits (Production by Brian Fuson)
- Shivers no.86 (February 2001) pp.36-36 – illustrated article
- Variety 16 October 2000 pp.24, 28 – credits, synopsis, review (Film Reviews by David Rooney)
Books
- Frightfest Guide to Ghost Movies by Axelle Carolyn p.104
