February 14 Opening Night Classic Horror - 8.45pm

The Innocents

(Jack Clayton) 1961 Britain 100 mins

Freddie Francis' luscious cinematography & Georges Auric's atmospheric score enhance Jack Clayton's eerie rendering of Henry James' classic tale. Co-scripted by Truman Capote & featuring a tour-de-force performance from Deborah Kerr as a repressed governess whose charges appear possessed by ghostly apparitions. This chilling work remains one of the landmark horror films. With Michael Redgrave. Imported 35mm print.

Preceded by:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Perfect Crime

(1957) 24 mins. An arrogant detective is confronted with evidence that he helped execute an innocent man. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock & starring Vincent Price.

Screens after Eyes Without a Face (7.00pm).

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