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Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
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Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme with her weak-willed husband (Richard Attenborough). The pair will kidnap a wealthy young girl, collect the ransom, then use her "powers" to help the parents locate the child. The scheme falls apart, but not in the way that anyone might expect. Adapted by director Bryan Forbes from a novel by Mark McShane, Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a compelling psychological melodrama made doubly powerful by Stanley's mesmerizing performance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, (more)
Director(s):
Bryan Forbes
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Synopsis of Séance on a Wet Afternoon

Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme with her weak-willed husband (Richard Attenborough). The pair will kidnap a wealthy young girl, collect the ransom, then use her "powers" to help the parents locate the child. The scheme falls apart, but not in the way that anyone might expect. Adapted by director Bryan Forbes from a novel by Mark McShane, Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a compelling psychological melodrama made doubly powerful by Stanley's mesmerizing performance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
115 mins

Complete Cast of Séance on a Wet Afternoon


Director(s):
Bryan Forbes
Writer(s):
Bryan Forbes
Producer(s):
Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Jack Rix
Séance on a Wet Afternoon Awards:
  • 1964 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
  • 1964 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
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    James S.

    While at first glance this might be taken as just a mystery or crime story, a closer look reveals it to be a stunning psychological study of loss. Kim Stanley, regretably, didn't make many films but she won a Oscar nomination for this role and it's well deserved. Myra claims to be a psychic and pushes her weakling husband (Richard Attenborough) into a scheme involving kidnapping and ransom. We are told their son, whom Myra claims to talk to, is dead. But it's not until the final few minutes of the film, which builds slowly but deliberately, that we learn why Myra and her husband are the way they are. The twist is akin to one in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and lends Myra's bone-chilling descent into madness a certain poignance.

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    Phyllis D.

    Slow paced but enjoyable. Interesting b/w film that holds your attention with strong acting skills, great dialogue, and good sets. If you enjoy an old fashion b/w mystery with a bit of the occult then you will enjoy this little film as I did. Richard Attenborough portrays an interesting character. .

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    John H.

    This is an interesting story about a crooked medium who concocts a scheme, with her mousy husband, to kidnap a child in order to showcase her "powers" of clairvoyance to find the kidnapped child; and then in turn become rich and famous. Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough are very good in the part of the husband and wife team who try to pull this scheme off.

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