Myra's life and psychic work are dominated by her relationship with the spirit of her son Arthur, who died at birth. Her husband Billy (Attenborough), unable to work because of asthma and cowed by Myra's domineering personality, assists in her sances. Sance On A Wet Afternoon By Mark McShane 1st Crest Printing 1965 Paperback MPB4 Top-rated Plus. So realistic, in fact, that parts of it had to be reshot. Myra Savage (Stanley) is a medium who holds sances in her home. Result is an air of intense, exciting realism. Most so-called psychics disgust Myra Savage. It was shot with hidden cameras in Leicester Square and Piccadilly at London’s busiest hour. Hoping for notoriety, a struggling psychic kidnaps a child in this Edgar Awardnominated mystery. An exciting, ingenious highspot involves complicated production when Attenborough is due to collect the ransom money. The dankness of the house in which her shabby machinations evolve is well caught, thanks to deft artwork and Gerry Turpin’s searching camera.įorbes’ well-written, imaginative script is a study in grey, abetted by the fine lensing of Turpin. The film throughout is pitched in sombre key with much macabre reference to a son that the couple never had but in whom Stanley implicitly believes. In 1960, he settled on the island of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean, and decided to write fiction. Born in Sydney to a family with Gypsy roots, he traveled the world for the first three decades of his life. EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Weisz is set star in and produce Legendary’s adaptation of acclaimed suspense novel Seance on a Wet Afternoon with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy helmer Tomas Alfredson to. Then she aims to hold a seance and reveal clues which will enable the cops to find the child unharmed. 1930) was an Australian author of satire, suspense novels, and crime fiction. Most so-called psychics disgust Myra Savage.9. It seems like an under the radar gem of a psychological thriller and has a film adaptation from the 60s that is also pretty stellar. Hoping for notoriety, a struggling psychic kidnaps a child in this Edgar Awardnominated mystery. I’m very surprised that this book has so few reviews. Idea is to ‘borrow’ a child, make out it has been kidnapped, collect the ransom loot and wait for the story to pump up to front page sensation. Séance on a Wet Afternoon has strong overtones of ambience and atmosphere in the same way as well. The star is a medium of dubious authenticity, who inveigles her spouse into a nutty plan which she confidently believes will give her the recognition due to her.
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