What makes The Innocents great

A breakdown of what makes the 1961 horror film, The Innocents, a classic. This video focuses on: music, camera, lighting, set design, symbolism, and ambiguity in the text of The Innocents.

Directed by Jack Clayton, written by William Archibald and Truman Capote, and starring Deborah Kerr.

This is by no means a comprehensive overview of The Innocents. If you’re interested in learning more, I highly recommend watching/reading a few of the sources I used below to make this video:

   • The Innocents (1961) Insights - Makin...   - Insights and the Making of the Innocents Documentary
   • Видео   - Clytie Jessop/Peter Wyngrave BBC interview
https://offscreen.com/view/the-innoce... - The Innocence: a subtle exploration impossible psychosis by Donato Totaro (2019)
“Hollywoodizing Henry James: Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961)” by Laurence Raw, John Hopkins University Press, Project Muse (2004)
Criterion Channel Interviews - Behind the Scenes with Jim Clark, John Bailey, et al.
"Deborah Kerr: A Biography" by Michelangelo Capua (2014)
   • How Great Jump Scares Are Made In Hor...   - Dr Rebekah McKendry on Horror and Jumpscares with Insider