Seth Holt - The Nanny (1965) Repost

Bette Davis is an English nanny whose charge is 10-year-old Joey, just released from a home for disturbed children where he'd spent two years undergoing treatment for drowning his little sister in the bath. Shortly after his arrival home, suspicion arouses again when his mother is poisoned. But Joey continues to insist Nanny is responsible, just as she was with the death of his little sister, with only a neighboring friend believing the young boy.





This tidy little suspense film is one of Hammer Films' better non-supernatural outings of the 1960's. The strongest element of The Nanny is Jimmy Sangster's well-crafted script, which infuses the usual chills with a bit of social commentary on the English class system and sets the viewer's expectations on their ear more than once with some inspired twists. Seth Holt's careful direction does justice to this script, easing the viewer into a false sense of security with a subtle first half and then making a deft transition into the surprise revelations of the second half. The Nanny also benefits from good performances: William Dix turns in some unexpectedly subtle work in the difficult role of the problem child and Wendy Craig cuts a sympathetic figure as the vulnerable and much put-upon mother. However, the standout is Bette Davis in the title role: her performance seems low-key at first but she adds new layers to her role as the story progresses, managing to turn a character that could have been a mere plot device into a haunting and unexpectedly sympathetic figure. On the downside, some of the film's twists have become old hat and the film's slow-burn pacing might throw off viewers used to the frenetic pace of modern horror films. That said, viewers who can overlook these age-related problems will be rewarded with a skillfully made film that remains pretty chilling on its own terms. In short, The Nanny is a worthwhile thriller for viewers in search of old-fashioned thrills. (AMG)







A merced del odio
Joey Fane, un niño de 10 años, regresa a casa después de haber pasado una temporada en un colegio especial, al que fue enviado tras matar a su hermana pequeña. Desde su llegada, se dedica a hacer la vida imposible a su familia, en especial a su niñera, a quien llega a acusar de intentar matarlo. Todo indica que Joey sigue gravemente perturbado, ¿o tal vez no es así?





Confession à un cadavre
L'histoire est celle de Joey, un enfant d'une dizaine d'années qui revient à la maison après un séjour dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Il y fut envoyé après la mort de sa sœur auquel il aurait peut-être quelque chose à voir. A son retour à la maison, il prend en grippe sa nounou, qui fut celle de sa mère et également de sa tante. Il refuse qu'elle le touche, qu'elle le douche, refuse également de manger ce qu'elle lui prépare. Il est convaincu qu'elle veut le tuer...





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