"Presence of mind", the first full feature film by the young
director Antoni Aloy (Santa Margalida 1969) will premiere in Mallorca,
at Mutlicines Portopí, next Friday, April 20, in the original version
in English and subtitled
in
Catalan.
The film, based on the classic horror story, "Turn of the Screw" by
Henry James, has an extraordinary cast:
Lauren
Bacall,
Harvey
Keitel and
Sadie Frost, amongst
others. It was filmed in the spring of 1999 at
Raixa, the spectacular
property in Bunyola and the photography, an important element of the film
is by David Carretero.
The film
participated
last year in September 2000 in the International San Sebastian Film Festival
and more recently at the
XV
Goya Prize giving, together with the nominated productions, with Mallorcan
participation, "
El
Mar" by Agustí Villaronga, with the actress Antònia Torrent
in the cast; and "
El
Corazon del Guerrero", by Daniel Monzón.
More information about the film "
Presence
of Mind":
- Cinema en Català a les illes balears: "Presence of mind"
-
Photographic
trip round the film by
Carlos
Barbosa (Artistic Director)
- Complete text of "
Turn
of the Screw" by Henry James
- Biography of
Henry
James