Directed by Bryan Forbes. Forbes' script won the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award and the 1965 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Séance on a Wet Afternoon. The storyline is unique. Its only 176 pages and only has 4 chapters. Ive watched the film of this book, made in 1964, several times over the years and always thought it was an interesting idea and was shot very atmospherically. In Séance on a Wet Afternoon, the marvelous, too-little-known Kim Stanley is Myra, a medium with a message: to bring attention to her “gift,” she and her beleaguered mate Billy (Richard Attenborough, who also produced the film) kidnap a child. Suspense, gripping, story about a wife’s growing insanity and delusions of her psychic abilities and a husbands weak and growing fear of what his wife is capable of and late realisation of the horrible outcome. When the police ask Myra to conduct a séance to help them find the missing girl – as she had hoped they would – she breaks down during the séance and reveals, as if in a psychic trance, what she and Billy have done. A very well written character study that preserves a snapshot of a post-war, pre-Swinging 60s Britain of bad food, poor housing and cramped little lives. As the trance continues, she senses that the girl was not killed. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Séance on a Wet Afternoon. I saw the film way before I read the book. Myra's plan goes awry as her unsteady mental health begins to fray. I finally managed to get a copy of the book and I really do recommend the book. July 1st 1990 Having watched the film first the book offers a deeper insight into the characters and it really is more dramatic. We’d love your help. Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Oof–let’s try this again.” The last 12 months have been, well, challenging is the polite term.... Clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband kidnap a little girl. Very pulpy. Having watched the film first the book offers a deeper insight into the characters and it really is more dramatic. I’m surprised to find that it is quite different from both of its dramatic incarnations, yet neither better or worse. It has not been made available to the public here in Santa Barbara since then. It has not been made available to the public here in Santa Barbara since then. Ive watched the film of this book, made in 1964, several times over the years and always thought it was an interesting idea and was shot very atmospherically. Myra, a woman with slight extra-sensory powers, making a desultory living as a little-known medium for gossipy old ladies, yearns to be famous. The film tells the story of an unstable psychic medium, who convinces her browbeaten husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime. The incredible composer/conductor John Barry (Day of the Locust 1975, Somewhere in Time 1980) wrote the music for the film. Also an intellectual ability to follow and understand the character. First came across it as a movie and really liked it. Shot in the gritty black and white, kitchen sink style of early 1960’s British cinema. Séance (降霊, Kōrei) is a 2000 Japanese horror/thriller television film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. London's Daily Express called the film "superbly atmospheric", and The Sunday Telegraph dubbed it "compassionate, intelligent and absorbing." As far as suspense, I've never read anything that can touch this. [9], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Séance_on_a_Wet_Afternoon&oldid=1002510609, Films and television featuring Greyhound racing, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Margaret McGrath as Woman at Second Séance. Start by marking “Seance on a Wet Afternoon” as Want to Read: Error rating book. About Séance: The story of a strange pair of kidnappers, it was made into a well regarded film in 1964, and has also been adapted as an opera. “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” is a novel of suspense. The film and opera add a major element, and in the case of the opera an entire character is completely added that is absent in the novel. I read this novella. "Séance on a Wet Afternoon" is a novel of suspense. Séance on a Wet Afternoon. The husband, who did all the public dirty work - the kidnapping of a rich girl, the collection of the ransom money in a busy public sphere, etc. This page was last edited on 24 January 2021, at 19:57. They plan to collect ransom and publicize Myra's psychic powers as she helps the parents locate the child. A novella. I often struggle with action descriptions - battle scenes, fights, chases, escapes, etc. “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” is a novel of suspense. Strange little crime novel. 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. Yet the novel, without those elements, feels. Stephen Schwartz's Seance on a Wet Afternoon (2009) - Join us as we raise the “virtual” curtain once more for Opera Santa Barbara’s 2009 World Premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s 'Séance on a Wet Afternoon' on Tuesday, October 27, at 5PM. Mrs Clayton then comes to one of Myra's seances. But written in a very tight, economic style. Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) 5 comments. As far as suspense, I’ve never read anything that can touch this. A medium decides to create publicity and drum up much needed business by finding a child she and her milquetoast husband plot and plan to kidnap. I read this novella length masterpiece at breakneck speed, I could hardly stand the sense of urgency; this is the sort of narrative that could produce palpitations in those feint of heart. Kim Stanley won the Best Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review. Richard Attenborough won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and Forbes’ screenplay and Gerry Turpin's cinematography received nominations. I didn’t believe Simone (Signoret) could convey, as Kim did, the otherworldliness which this woman inhabited in her private fantasies. A very short read. [5] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm. by Carroll & Graf Publishers. Her husband Billy (Attenborough), unable to work because of asthma and cowed by Myra's domineering personality, assists in her séances. Myra visits the Claytons, stating that she is a professional medium and claiming that she had a dream involving their daughter; Clayton is dismissive but his wife believes that Myra may know something. I looked this out after seeing Bryan Forbes movie, again, quite recently. A medium decides to create publicity and drum up much needed business by finding a child she and her milquetoast husband plot and plan to kidnap. [6], Critical reaction in the British and American media was overwhelmingly strong. Although they ask for a £25,000 ransom, they plan to return the money with the girl after Myra has become famous for helping find her. Welcome back. Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Mark McShane [b.1930] was an Australian author of satire, suspense novels, and crime fiction. This is truly a strange little nugget of a book. I finally managed to get a copy of the book and I really do recommend the book. A medium decides to create publicity and drum up much needed business by finding a child she and her milquetoast husband plot and plan to kidnap. Derek York did the outstanding editing with art direction by Ray Simm.. Patricia Highsmith used to become incensed when critics and scholars would refer to her novels as mysteries. Séance on a Wet Afternoon: | | | Séance on a Wet Afternoon | | | | ... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the … Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Born in Sydney to a family with Gypsy roots, he traveled the world for the first three decades of his life. I often struggle with action descriptions - battle scenes, fights, chases, escapes, etc. The medium, Myra Savage (Kim Stanley) soothes the unruly spirits. "[4], The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and at various locations around London including Trafalgar Square, Wimbledon, several London Underground stations and the derelict Staines Greyhound Stadium. Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1964 is based on the novel by Mark McShane. Alas, not all goes according to plan. I gave this novel only three stars, when I probably should have given it five - just for the title, one of the best of all time. Of course so many things can go wrong with such a risky plan, and when things do go horribly wrong, Myra tries to make it wor. The whole story centers on tne two main characters, Myra, a self proclaimed psychic and medium, and her husband Bill. “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. This adds an emotional and psychological complexity that isn’t in the novel. A medium decides to create publicity and drum up much needed business by finding a child she and her milquetoast husband plot and plan to kidnap. The wife, the clairvoyant, was the ruthless one. [8], Séance on a Wet Afternoon was remade in 2000 as the Japanese horror film Seance (Japanese: 降霊, Kōrei), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. A soft, reassuring voice breaks the silence. Considering its content its quire a slow gentle read. This adds an emotional and psychological complexity that isn’t in the novel. by Dennis Cozzalio Aug 11, 2017. Séance (降霊, Kōrei) is a 2000 Japanese horror/thriller television film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.It is based on the 1961 novel Séance on a Wet Afternoon by Mark McShane, which was also the basis for the 1964 film of the same title. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. It was a quick and enjoyable read. Although I only gave this two stars, it was enjoyable to an extent and I liked the ending. Billy tells the police where he hid the ransom money and reveals that he left Amanda unconscious where she would be found by scouts who were camping nearby, which the police already know, confirming that she is alright. Its only 176 pages and only. Also, a nice flip on sexual stereotypes. She insisted they were novels of suspense without a trace of mystery. See 1 question about Seance on a Wet Afternoon…, Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction, Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. Then a beautifully designed first edition paperback ( not the one pictured here) crossed my path in my bookstore. The amazing Bryan Forbes died yesterday. RIP. As far as suspense, I've never read anything that can touch this. [2][3] Believing that her dead son Arthur wants Amanda to be with him, she tells Billy to kill her; he wants to refuse, realising that his wife is completely unhinged, but he seems to lack the will power to resist her. Sort of reminds me of the good old black and white mystery movie. His first novel, The Straight and the Crooked, appeared that year, but it was his third effort, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, for which he is best known. The story of a strange pair of kidnappers, it was made into a well-regarded film in 1964, and has also been adapted as an opera. So she hatches a plan that she and her valetudinarian husband Bill carry out – to kidnap the young daughter of a prominent wealthy man and then make detailed predictions about the girl’s recovery, which they will then make happen. The ending was a real twist from the film but all the more powerful. Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a two-act contemporary opera with music and libretto by American composer Stephen Schwartz, whose original productions such as Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked are considered blockbusters within the annals of musical theater. It was fine. Myra Savage (Stanley) is a medium who holds séances in her home. Myra, a woman with slight extra-sensory powers, making a desultory living as a little-known medium for gossipy old ladies, yearns to be famous. To see what your friends thought of this book, Patricia Highsmith used to become incensed when critics and scholars would refer to her novels as mysteries. SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON is a psychological thriller about a medium, Myra Foster, who convinces her weak-willed husband to kidnap the child of a wealthy couple, so she can use her abilities to locate the child and thus achieve fame. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The characterizations seem to just flow with the story, the descriptions are just enough, and the plot never left me wondering exactly what just happened or how. I’m surprised to find that it is quite different from both of its dramatic incarnations, yet neither better or worse. 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. Alas, not all goes according to plan. Séance on a Wet Afternoon December 22, 2018 . Bryan Forbes’s Séance on a Wet Afternoon (UK, 1964) starts with mystery-filled images of a séance; Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Séance (Korei, Japan, 2000, produced by Kansai Television) begins with an academic debate on parapsychological phenomena between a professor and a student.Both films are inspired by Mark McShane’s novel Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1961). Good interesting plot and characters. Yet the novel, without those elements, feels a bit tighter and leaner, stripped down to the bare essentials of the grisly and ironic plot. With Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke. A bit more exposition would have been better. His first novel, The Straight and the Crooked, appeared that year, but it was his third effort, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, for which he is best known. Paul Wells, Alan Burton & Tim O'Sullivan. He takes Amanda into the woods and places her under a tree; it is not clear if she is dead or just sedated. Attenborough later was quoted as stating that Stanley was the best choice, noting that the "complexity of dramatic impression vital to the credibility of Myra was hard to find. Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. "Séance on a Wet Afternoon" is a novel of suspense. No sé si estará en español, lo que sí he encontrado es la película.¿? Filmed in 1964 with a superb Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough, “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” is deserves to be high on the list of suspense classics. At Myra's insistence, Billy kidnaps Amanda, the young daughter (Donner) of a wealthy couple, Mr and Mrs Clayton (Eden and Newman), confining her in a room in the Savage home, whilst Myra impersonates a nurse to deceive the girl into believing she is hospitalised. She insisted they were novels of suspense without a trace of mystery. The film was a commercial failure, and its losses - along with those of Life for Ruth - caused the demise of the Allied Film Makers company. His first novel, The Straight and the Crooked, appeared that year, but it was his third effort, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, for which he is best known. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Alas, not all goes according to plan. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. As far as suspense, I’ve never read anything that can touch this. “I sometimes wish I were ordinary,” she sighs to her craven, asthmatic husband Billy (Richard Attenborough). I had seen both the film and operatic adaptations of this novel, but this was the first time I’d read the source material. As far as suspense, I’ve never read anything that can touch this. In 1964, Forbes wrote and directed Séance on a Wet Afternoon, based on the novel by Mark McShane.. Based on the novel by Mark McShane and the screenplay by Bryan Forbes, “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” played for three nights in September 2009 at the then-recently renovated Granada Theatre. Deborah Kerr and Simone Signoret originally were approached for the part, but both actresses turned down the role. Alas, not all goes according to plan. The camera pans over the anxious faces of the circle of believers. What a little sleeping gem this is. But in this case, everything was clear and contibuted to the story. She was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Actress (she lost to Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins) and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress (she lost to Anne Bancroft in The Pumpkin Eater). The storyline is unique. The book itself is a major disappointment: precious little character development, facile and very short. The story of a strange pair of kidnappers, it was made into a well-regarded film in 1964, and has also been adapted as an opera. The film and opera add a major element, and in the case of the opera an entire character is completely added that is absent in the novel. Perhaps because the psychological state of the kidnappers was kept front and center I was kept fully engaged in the stor. It is based on the novel by Mark McShane [Seance on a Wet Afternoon] and the award-winning screen adaptation by Bryan Forbes [Seance on a Wet Afternoon DVD]. A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to … - gradually unnerved and unravelled. Myra insists she is "borrowing" the girl to demonstrate her psychic abilities to the police in helping them find her. But in this case, everything was clear and contibuted to the story. Séance on a Wet Afternoon Written & directed by Bryan Forbes Cinematography by Gerry Turpin Based on the novel by Mark McShane Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Mark Eden, Nanette Newman, Patrick Magee and Judith Donner Seance On A Wet Afternoon (1964) - Last Minute Doubts Cryptic conversation, deranged medium Myra (Kim Stanley) with husband Billy (Richard Attenborough, who also produced) involving their dead son and a barely revealed scheme to enhance their circumstances, early in director Bryan Forbes' Seance On A Wet Afternoon, 1964. A medium decides to create publicity and drum up much needed business by finding a child she and her milquetoast husband plot and plan to kidnap. Obviously as with all plans it doesnt go as planned! Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the novel by Mark McShane, in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. The story, based on a novel by Mark McShane which Bryan Forbes adapted, may sound floridly melodramatic but the two lead actors, and Forbes’s direction, turn Séance into something gripping. The marvelously … November 10, 2015 Old Yorker Film review. Forbes and Attenborough then contacted Kim Stanley, an American theatre and television actress whose previous film work was limited to starring in the 1958 feature The Goddess and providing the uncredited opening and closing narration for the 1962 adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” is a novel of suspense. In 1960, he settled on the island of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean, and decided to write fiction. Gerry Turpin received a BAFTA nomination for his stunningly riveting Cinematography. The New York Herald Tribune called Séance on a Wet Afternoon "the perfect psychological suspense thriller and a flawless film to boot", and The New York Times stated "it isn’t often you see a melodrama that sends you forth with a lump in your throat, as well as a set of muscles weary from being tense for nigh two hours."[7]. After Billy hides Amanda, anticipating (correctly) the police coming to the house to investigate, he collects the ransom money, burying it in their garden before taking Amanda back to their house, but she has a high temperature and Billy wants to get a doctor, which Myra violently disagrees with. Myra's life and psychic work are dominated by her relationship with the spirit of her son Arthur, who died at birth. The writing is brisk and direct, and several moments of the story are uncomfortably tense. Wanted to love it, but not a single character was likeable. Perhaps because the psychological state of the kidnappers was kept front and center I was kept fully engaged in the story. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I really felt like it was just a long build up to a boring payoff. Synopsis. The film stars Richard Attenborough (who was also the film's co-producer), Kim Stanley, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden and Patrick Magee. An opera of the same name based on the film, created by Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, had its world premiere on 26 September 2009, at the Granada Theater at Opera Santa Barbara in California. It is based on the 1961 novel Séance on a Wet Afternoon by Mark McShane, which was also the basis for the 1964 film of the same title . Registration for the stream is FREE and open to all. The whole story centers on tne two main characters, Myra, a self proclaimed psychic and medium, and her husband Bill. What a little sleeping gem this is. Good thing it's short. The characterizations seem to just flow with the story, the descriptions are just enough, and the plot never left me wondering exactly what just happened or how. yra (Kim Stanley), an unstable Brit of about 40, thinks she’s special. Refresh and try again. Alas, not all goes according to plan. I skimmed the final half, pretty much knowing what would happen. I had seen both the film and operatic adaptations of this novel, but this was the first time I’d read the source material. Of course so many things can go wrong with such a risky plan, and when things do go horribly wrong, Myra tries to make it work for her, obsessed with her goal of fame. A much more interesting film was made from this book. A lone, black candle burns against a black background as we join a séance in progress. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. However, the author draws you into their world as you live out "the plan" along with them. Utilizing simple but effective means, the suspense is sustained throughout the duration of this eerie tale by director Bryan Forbes, who adapted to the screen the novel by Mark McShane, even though “Séance on a Wet Afternoon” is not exactly a thriller. It's an interesting idea but carried off in a not-very-interesting fashion. (The previous two were The L-Shaped Room and Whistle Down The Wind.). The plan is to kidnap a young girl then Myra will proclaim she knows where she is and become a highly sought after medium. A curiosity from the early 1960s, a suspense novella about a misguided plot to kidnap a child as way of publicizing the "talents" of a down-at-heel psychic. “Like you. Based on the novel by Mark McShane and the screenplay by Bryan Forbes, the opera played for three nights in September of 2009 at the recently renovated Granada Theatre. Today, I wish to discuss one of his lesser known films; the darkly brilliant Séance on a Wet Afternoon. According to Jon Krampner's biography Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley, Forbes and Attenborough initially had encountered difficulty in casting the role of Myra. Bryan Forbes’ Séance on a Wet Afternoon is about a mentally unhinged woman who is so convinced she is a medium that she feels the need to construct an elaborate scheme to prove it to others, even though this scheme involves her faking the very powers of which she genuinely believes herself to be in possession. So she hatches a plan that she and her valetudinarian husband Bill carry out – to kidnap the young daughter of a prominent wealthy man and then make detailed predictions about the girl’s recovery, which they will then make happen. Based on the novel by Mark McShane and the screenplay by Bryan Forbes, the opera played for three nights in September of 2009 at the recently renovated Granada Theatre. Us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published July 1st 1990 by Carroll & Graf Publishers reminds... 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