The Innocents
Movie • 1961 • Horror
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A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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AJMiller
I can't be certain, but it's more likely than not. In the '60s, I believe they were still using real animals for the effect of dead animals.
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Is there pedophilia?
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It's not directly depicted, but the film leads the viewer to speculate that it might have happened.
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There is an implied completed suicide off-camera, prior to the events of the film, but nothing is shown.
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Are there abusive parents?
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AJMiller
No; however, parent-surrogates (two governesses and a valet treated as master of the house) are abusive.
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There is the implication of past and present sexual abuse, as well as multiple scenes where the governess restrains and/or shakes and shouts at the children in her care.
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EvelynMcElroy
It is not shown, but it is discussed that Peter Quint used to hit Miss Jessup.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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AJMiller
This film maintains the ambiguity of Henry James's novella "The Turn of the Screw." The governess may be unwell or the ghosts may be real. It's unclear but certainly, this could be triggering for survivors of gaslighting.
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Are animals abused?
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Flora asks if turtles could swim. The governess tells her no and flora removes it from the water. It appears to still be alive.
Miles also rides the poney to hard and fast.
Miles and the governess are alone in the greenhouse and they argue. Miles throws the turtle. It doesn’t show the turtle or how hurt it might have been.
Miles also rides the poney to hard and fast.
Miles and the governess are alone in the greenhouse and they argue. Miles throws the turtle. It doesn’t show the turtle or how hurt it might have been.
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A pigeon is shown up-close with its neck snapped
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Are there spiders?
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A spider has a butterfly caught in a web on-camera not long after the governess is introduced to the little girl, inside the greenhouse.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Miles has a dead pigeon under his pillow. It’s neck appears to be broken.
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Is someone possessed?
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Open to interpretation if they're actually possessed, but that is the implication
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EvelynMcElroy
Unclear. It is suggested that Miss Jessup may have drowned herself.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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RandomSpider
The protagonist has multiple panic moments and meltdowns
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Does a baby cry?
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AliKG
A baby doesn’t cry but Flora screams and cries after Gibbens tries to get her to admit to seeing Miss Jessel
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Does the black guy die first?
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AJMiller
The entire cast is White.
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RandomSpider
This is a SPOILER The protagonist theorizes the two siblings are possessed by the ghosts of two lovers, so an implication might be there?
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Is there sexual content?
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AJMiller
Implied, rather than depicted. However, there are kisses between an adult and a child that might be interpreted as CSA.
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