Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c2005.
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Notes:
- DVD all regions anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio 16:9 NTSC LPCM Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Sung in English, with optional English, German, Italian, Spanish, or French subtitles.
- Mark Padmore (Quint) Lisa Milne (The Governess) Catrin Wyn Davies (Miss Jessel) Diana Montague (Mrs. Grose) Nicholas Kirby Johnson (Miles) Caroline Wise (Flora) City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox, conductor.
- Television director, Katie Mitchell production designer, Alison Chitty director of photography, Nick Morris.
- Opera in 2 acts.
- Program notes and synopsis inserted in container.
- Originally broadcast as a television program in 2004.
- Special features include: synopsis cast gallery.
- A governess is put in charge of two mysteriously possessed orphans. Tensions spirals throughout this masterpiece of psychological terror as the nerves of the governess are strained to the breaking point.
Subjects:
- Operas — Film adaptations.
- Governesses — England — Drama.
- Orphans — England — Drama.
- Ghost plays.
- Opera films. lcgft
- Film adaptations. lcgft
- Musical films. lcgft
- Music videos. lcgft
Requested by Klemp, M.