This is one film you never really see anywhere. This one takes place before Turn Of The Screw, the novel by Henry James. A huge manor situated on a vast amount of land located in England is the setting. It takes place around early 1900's. The house is occupied by two children whose parents were killed in accident leaving them in the care of the master of the house. A housekeeper takes care of the day to day operations leaving the nanny to tend to the kids. There is a groundskeeper as well played by Marlon Brando and yes he does use his Brand 'O style of acting. The master of the house wants nothing to do with anybody so he leaves to another dwelling telling the housekeeper only to contact him if someone dies basically. The film then shows the relationship of Brando and the nanny which involves sado masochistic things. The kids idolize Brando copying everything he does since he has been the only parent figure they have had, but Brando has several issues.
This was a good slow burning film as it develops all the characters and then the build up for Turn Of The Screw. Brando's a kinky bastard in this one probably still holding the butter from Last Tango In Paris. You even get to see a frog explode from smoking a cigar. It would have been a perfect stop smoking commercial.
If you don't mind Brando talking like a wee leprechaun and the odd sex scene with ropes then you'll like this flick. It does have a bitter ending.
This was a good slow burning film as it develops all the characters and then the build up for Turn Of The Screw. Brando's a kinky bastard in this one probably still holding the butter from Last Tango In Paris. You even get to see a frog explode from smoking a cigar. It would have been a perfect stop smoking commercial.
If you don't mind Brando talking like a wee leprechaun and the odd sex scene with ropes then you'll like this flick. It does have a bitter ending.