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		Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a perfect example of a film that merits a commentary track, either by director Bryan Forbes, actor and producer Richard Attenborough, or a noted film scholar.
		Having undeservedly sunk into relative obscurity since its release almost forty years ago, Séance on a Wet Afternoon is one of those lost films that perfectly fits the bill for a DVD renaissance.
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon is now available on DVD from Home Vision Entertainment in a new digital transfer (1.66:1) that has been enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
	www.imagesjournal.com /2002/reviews/seance/text.htm (1094 words)

	Seance on a Wet Afternoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1965 film which tells the story of a self-described psychic who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so that she can gain fame by using her "psychic abilities" to find the girl.
		The movie was adapted by Bryan Forbes from the novel by Mark McShane.
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon was remade in 2000 as the Japanese language horror film Korei.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Seance_on_a_Wet_Afternoon (117 words)

	Seance On A Wet Afternoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seance begs to be compared to Sunset Boulevard although it is clearly the lesser of the two films.
		The kidnapping and ultimate murder of the business man's 10 year old daughter is predicated on the desire for an ultimate seance as much as it is for 'Arthur's' benefit.
		The confession occurring during a seance is an interesting innovation on the stock murder mystery climax scene, however.
	www.culturecourt.com /F/Noir/Seance.htm (392 words)

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		There’s an aspect of Seance on a Wet Afternoon that puzzles over the extent of love in a marriage that makes one partner subject to another.
		Attenborough, one of the finest, underrated British actors, balances Stanley’s dementia with a portrait of husbandly devotion that is simultaneously appalled by its extremes of dedication.
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon conveys as a suitable Halloween attraction.
	www.nypress.com /print.cfm?content_id=9063 (1115 words)

	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While Julie Andrews was certainly marked for stardom, her singing nanny did not hold a candle to Kim Stanley's tour-de-force as Myra in "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," either in 1964 or in 2004.
		While "Lady" clunks along today as a leaden stage-bound adaptation and "Poppins" does not seem quite as charming as it did, "Seance on a Wet Afternoon" and the two brilliant performances at its center remain as riveting as they were 40 years ago.
		Fortunately, the Academy has shown some maturity in recent years, and films such as this are more often recognized, which raises their profiles and brings them to the attention of viewers who might otherwise miss them.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0058557 (436 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Seance on a Wet Afternoon
		Bryan Forbes' Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) is one of the most celebrated British thrillers from the '60s, and it remains a compelling film to this day.
		Adapted by Forbes from the novel by Mark McShane and produced by star Richard Attenborough, it's a small picture that was shot on a limited budget, deriving a lot of its power from a remarkable cast.
		Seance is her film, chronicling the mental instability and gradual breakdown of Myra Savage, and the actress handles the role with a light touch.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/s/seanceonawetafternoon.q.shtml (568 words)

	Amazon.com: Seance on a Wet Afternoon (B&W): DVD: Kim Stanley,Margaret Lacey,Marie Burke,Maria Kazan,Lionel ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"Seance on a Wet Afternoon" is a psychological thriller involving a miserable, middle-aged, middle-class couple.
		Seances held in the darkened living room seem to be a fairly harmless thing, but when Myra concocts a kidnapping scheme to publicize her talents, Billy agrees to help.
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Bryan Forbes, 1964)
	www.amazon.com /Seance-Wet-Afternoon-B-W/dp/B00006FMCR (2135 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - Printable
		That sense of eeriness that was for so long a staple of the genre is an unmatchable cinematic force that sticks with you for hours after the credits roll.
		It is in these very strong performances, as well as the gifted direction, that Seance on a Wet Afternoon exceeds the trapping of campy horror filmmaking.
		Image Transfer Review: Released in a remastered 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, it is likely that Seance on a Wet Afternoon looks better than it ever has on home video.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showrevpdf.php3?ID=3985 (718 words)

	Seance on a Wet Afternoon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1965 film which tells the story of a self-described (A person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception) psychic who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so that she can gain fame by using her "psychic abilities" to find the girl.
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon was remade in 2000 as the (additional info and facts about Japanese language) Japanese language (additional info and facts about horror film) horror film Korei.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/seance_on_a_wet_afternoon.htm (172 words)

	Mind Over Matter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Crookes attended seances with Florence Cook for a period of over three years and studied her intensively for several months in a laboratory in his own home.
		During the seance the medium's hands were firmly held by Geley and myself on the right and on the left, so that he could not liberate either hand.
		These seances continues to be held in Italy until 1894 when the French physiologist Charles Richet invited her to his private island to attend seances with Frederick Myers and Sir Oliver Lodge as well as J. Ochorowicz, a Polish researcher.
	www.williamjames.com /Folklore/MINDOVER.htm (9998 words)

	Seance on a Wet Afternoon - DVD Movie Central
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a superbly acted, smartly crafted and sumptuously photographed crime and character drama that unfortunately falls flat at the end with a contrived finale that frustrates.
		Kim Stanley is wonderful in her Oscar nominated role as Myra Savage, a mentally frail but emotionally strong woman trying to make do as a psychic and a medium.
		I’m no medium, so I didn’t see the ending coming…had I did, I might have forgone Séance on a Wet Afternoon, though to do so would have deprived me of a well acted and beautifully photographed study of two fascinating characters.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/seance_on_a_wet_afternoon.htm (701 words)

	filmcritic.com Movie Review: Séance on a Wet Afternoon
		Kim Stanley earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a woman on the edge -- reminiscent of Angela Lansbury's turn in The Manchurian Candidate -- but it's Richard Attenborough who steals the show as her husband, who goes along with the affair but is torn between pleasing his wife and doing the right thing.
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a slow burn as Myra (Stanley) hatches her plan, maintaining a calm demeanor while her husband totally cracks up.
		It is also unfortunately a bit too slow of a burn for my tastes, agonizing in the hour or so occupied after the sad couple have received their payoff.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/60e74e041ca9cd6b8625626f0062219f/d3d24689b516086f88256c4d0009d120?OpenDocument (417 words)

	Seance On A Wet Afternoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seance On A Wet Afternoon is a darling piece of interior drama.
		It is a dark story in which a house in an ordinary, rainy suburban street plays host to a disturbed psychic who plots with her submissive husband to kidnap a child, thus allowing her to ‘find’ the child using psychic powers.
		For the film’s nouvelle vague inspired montage later in the film, Barry again uses a driving, percussive interpretation of the highly melodic theme.
	www.sw.supanet.com /rev-seance.html (178 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Seance On A Wet Afternoon
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon was very much a personal project of Bryan Forbes and to a lesser extent Richard Attenborough.
		This is a film filled with atmosphere and tension that holds one riveted for almost two hours as a chilling tale is gradually spun out in front of us.
		Anyone who already is familiar with Séance on a Wet Afternoon will be delighted to hear that it is now available on DVD.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/seancewetafternoon.php (1458 words)

	Séance on a Wet Afternoon Review (1964)
		Made by Beaver Films, a company created by Bryan Forbes and Richard Attenborough, Séance On A Wet Afternoon is probably the best movie these collaborators were responsible for.
		A slightly macabre feeling is established when the viewer realises that the mundane suburban activates of the couple are in fact elements of the kidnap plot, whether it is absentmindedly cutting up newspapers to form the ransom note or preparing the room that will become their abductees’ prison.
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon is an expertly crafted movie and with its theme of child abduction is still relevant to a contemporary audience.
	thespinningimage.co.uk /cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1112&... (899 words)

	Turner Classic Movies - Movie News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Her work in the weird and suspenseful Seance on a Wet Afternoon, now available on DVD from Janus, is like watching an undiscovered talent give a truly remarkable performance.
		The minimal score by John Barry is eerie and unsettling, while the director of photography Gerry Turpin's mobile camera echoes the smooth, invisible transitions from sanity to insanity in Stanley's unpredictable mind.
		If you are interested in purchasing Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Visit TCM Shopping.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /MovieNews/Index/0,,17700,00.html (486 words)

	The Rocking Horse Winner (1950): John Mills, Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies - PopMatters Film Review
		Bryan Forbes's Séance on a Wet Afternoon similarly combines a domestic setting with an element of the fantastic, in this case the belief in communication with the dead.
		Séance on a Wet Afternoon amounts unfortunately to a tepid exercise in emotional manipulation and primitive plot mechanics.
		While Séance on a Wet Afternoon won several prizes at film festivals and led to Kim Stanley's nomination for an Academy Award, it seems in retrospect to pale in comparison to other works of the period that more successfully complicate a domestic setting.
	popmatters.com /film/reviews/r/rocking-horse-winner.shtml (1467 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Seance On A Wet Afternoon [1964]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An intensely claustrophobic nail-biter to rival prime Hitchcock, 1964's Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a classic British thriller written and directed by Bryan Forbes.
		Set largely in an imposing Gothic house in north London, the film stars Richard Attenborough as Bill Savage, a man struggling to maintain his marriage to his increasingly unbalanced wife, Myra, played in an Oscar-nominated performance by the little-known but brilliant Broadway actress Kim Stanley.
		On the DVD: Séance on a Wet Afternoon is presented in an excellent 16:9 transfer, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen televisions, that effectively captures the brooding look of Gerry Tupin's BAFTA-nominated cinematography.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000Z0IAM (1003 words)

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		IMDb > Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
		Kim Stanley is a knock-off and this film a masterpiece.
		Discuss this title with other users on IMDb message board for Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
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	Séance on a Wet Afternoon [1964] @ EOFFTV
		Fake psychic Myra convinces her weak-willed husband Billy to kidnap the daughter of wealthy parents, planning to extort money from the couple then offer her services as a psychic to help the police trace the missing child.
		But Myra becomes more and more unhinged as the plot continues, convinced that she can contact her long dead son Arthur and leading Billy to believe that she doesn't care if their victim is found dead or alive...
		In the cold light of print, Séance on a Wet Afternoon may seem far-fetched and frankly unbelievable.
	www.eofftv.com /s/sea/seance_on_a_wet_afternoon_main.htm (319 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Seance on a Wet Afternoon > Printer Friendly
		Viewers who go for this school of scary should check out Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), a film that is almost haunted itself in its simplicity.
		The film's story is very simple, although to describe it would be to remove one of the best aspects of it.
		While the disc may be no great shakes in the tech departments there is something beyond razzle-dazzle to Seance.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=4665 (664 words)

	Seance on a Wet Afternoon Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon 1964 (Not Rated)
		An unbalanced woman will do anything to prove she is psychic, and falls into an abyss of madness and murder.
		Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)(Remastered)(B&W) Buy Now
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=1484&LF=MRM&LF=MRP (164 words)

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		A fraudulent psychic medium bullies her spineless husband into kidnapping a child so that she may become famous by revealing the hiding place during a faked trance.
		A crazy psychic, who believes she has never been given the professional recognition she deserves, forces her weak, asthmatic husband to kidnap the small child of a wealthy family in order to divine the child's whereabouts in a trance, and gain credibility.
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	Amazon.ca: Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Widescreen): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I have seen well over a thousand films--including all the most critically acclaimed--but I have yet to see a film performance equalling Kim Stanley's in Seance on a Wet Afternoon.
		It is truly compelling and to highlight all the other many attributes of the film would detract from what is Stanley's astounding achievement.
		And just to think that Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins won the Academy Award over Stanley should give everyone pause to assess the real meaning of "Oscar".
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006FMCR (1199 words)

	"Seance on a Wet Afternoon" - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		"Seance on a Wet Afternoon" - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		Also more importantly, Kiyoshi Kurosawa -the Japanese director of Kairo and Cure- remade this film for Japanese TV.
		His version is called "Kourei" (Seance), and it's creepy as HELL.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12068 (260 words)

	Musical Taste - - - Details
		This song is no exception, taken from the movie 'Seance on a Wet Afternoon' from 1964.
		Haven't seen the movie my self so I can't really say what the premise of it is, but IMDB says it's a crime-drama about a self-styled psychic in London.
		Just listening to this song makes me think of a rainy gloomy dark afternoon in London.
	www.musicaltaste.com /showsong.php?song_id=3144 (144 words)

	Kourei / Korei / Seance
		Kourei (aka Seance, aka Korei, aka Ko-Rei), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, despite having clearly been commissioned as a made-for-TV movie and aired in Japan in 1999, is yet another triumph of masterful and artful film-making by one of the true masters and innovators of the New Wave horror genre.
		Based on an early 1960's British novel and film, Seance on a Wet Afternoon (written by Mark McShane and starring Richard Attenborough!), but subtly rewritten to suit Kurosawa's purposes, the movie is not one to watch if you're just looking for a series of big jumps: Kurosawa's movies never work along those lines.
		He is a successful and well-respected sound engineer who's made quite a name for himself in the industry, whereas she works at home as a psychic medium, giving seances.
	www.mandiapple.com /snowblood/kourei.htm (1231 words)

	DVD Reviewer - Seance On A Wet Afternoon
		Richard Attenborough and Kim Stanley give outstanding performances in Bryan Forbes` tense, supernaturally tinged thriller Seance On A Wet Afternoon.
		Myra Savage (Stanley) is an aspiring psychic who persuades her husband to abduct a child.
		Their plan is to stage a seance to "trance" the victim...
	www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk /reviews/details.asp?Index=3630 (145 words)

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