#Seance on a wet afternoon movie#
#Seance on a wet afternoon series#

#Seance on a wet afternoon series#

She’s currently working on an Amazon series inspired by the David Cronenberg film Dead Ringers and the novel it was based on, Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland.

#Seance on a wet afternoon movie#

The movie descends like a shroud upon the lives of Myra (Kim Stanley), a would-be psychic who seems at the. Weisz won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in the 2005 film The Constant Gardener, and earned another nomination for her performance in 2018’s The Favourite. It was only recently that I saw, for the very first time, Bryan Forbes’ adaptation of Mark McShane’s novel Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), and as it was designed to do, it chilled me to the bone. Weisz’s producing partner Polly Stokes executive produces through Weisz’s company Apetite Pictures. Robyn Slovo is producing with Weisz, Legendary, Emma Forbes, and Michael Attenborough. This Séance on a Wet Afternoon is coming to us from Legendary. A very disappointing release which, increasingly. Sadly, the print for Blu ray release shows no discernible difference from the previous DVD release I own, and the audio quality is variable. Kim Stanleys bravura performance was, quite rightly, Oscar-nominated. Séance on a Wet Afternoon also served as the inspiration for a 2000 Japanese TV movie simply called Séance. Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a wonderful British thriller, dripping with atmosphere. That movie was well-received by critics and even earned Stanley an Academy Award nomination, but was such a commercial failure that it helped bring about the downfall of the Allied Film Makers production company. Séance on a Wet Afternoon was previously brought to the screen in 1964, with a film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Richard Attenborough and Kim Stanley.

Filmed in stark black and white, 'Seance' is set in a rather drab area of London. When her true intentions come to light, however, her husband realizes the plan threatens to consume them both. Released theatrically in 1964, 'Seance on a Wet Afternoon', wonderfully directed by Bryan Forbes, remains one of the high watermarks of 60s cinema, with two of the best lead performances you are ever likely to see. The film will followĪ self-proclaimed psychic medium who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Deadline reports that Enola Holmes director Harry Bradbeer had originally been on board to direct the film, but since he got caught up in the making of Enola Holmes 2 he is being replaced at the helm by Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson.īradbeer remains involved with Séance on a Wet Afternoon as executive producer, and also crafted the story with screenwriter Jack Thorne. Rachel Weisz has signed on to star in and produce the psychological suspense thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon, based on Mark McShane’s 1961 novel of the same name.