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Based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, the film follows a mentally unstable medium who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Kim Stanley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film.
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon, 1961 novel, by Mark McShane
- Bryan Forbes
- Bryan Forbes
- Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes
Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Directed by Bryan Forbes • 1964 • United Kingdom. Starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey. The medium is the menace in this hair-raising suspense classic. In one of her precious few screen roles, stage legend and renowned Method actor Kim Stanley delivers an electrifying, Academy Award ...
Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Mark McShane. 3.93. 501 ratings107 reviews. Hoping for notoriety, a struggling psychic kidnaps a child in this Edgar Award–nominated mystery. Most so-called psychics disgust Myra Savage. She has no patience for their chintz and cheap tricks, for her power is real.
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Oct 12, 2020 · Released in 1964, Séance On A Wet Afternoon is a dark psychological thriller with subtle supernatural overtones, the last in a short series of British films from the early 1960s directed by Bryan Forbes and produced by Richard Attenborough.
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Apr 20, 2011 · “Séance on a Wet Afternoon,” the first opera by Stephen Schwartz and based on the 1964 film of the same title, arrived at the New York City Opera on Tuesday. Sara Krulwich/The New York...
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May 23, 2021 · If you picked C, then you’re gonna love, “Séance on a Wet Afternoon”! Brought to you by Beaver Films. A very professional and fancy beaver. The Plot: Two British people, husband and wife, talk for a long time. There are long, dramatic close-ups. There’s opera being played on vinyl. It’s raining outside (I mean, it’s England, so…just a typical day).
Nov 10, 2015 · Séance on a Wet Afternoon is about Myra’s scheme to kidnap a little girl and, by telling the police where to find her, become a celebrity psychic. I’d seen it two or three times before and remembered it as a film I very much liked.
