The Nanny
Scary Movies 7
October 31 - November 6, 2013
Introduced by Bobcat Goldthwait!
Goldthwait handpicked this vintage Hammer psychodrama featuring a chilling Bette Davis as the title nanny who is placed in charge of a young boy who may or may not be murderous.
Introduced by Bobcat Goldthwait!
To precede his horror debut, Willow Creek, we asked Bobcat Goldthwait to select a movie that freaked him out as a child. He chose this vintage Hammer psychodrama—and we're sure glad he did! Exquisite direction by Seth Holt and and outstandingly chilling late-career performance by Bette Davis in the title role guide this story of a young boy (William Dix) who returns home after being institutionalized for two years upon receiving the blame for the drowning death of his little sister. Placed under the care of his devoted nanny, he is soon being accused of also trying to poison his mother. But is it the precocious kid or his caregiver who is actually to blame?
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Rose of Nevada Director Mark Jenkin on His New Sci-Fi Tinged Tale
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin discusses his sci-fi-tinged tale of dislocation and regeneration.
Kamal Aljafari on With Hasan in Gaza and ‘The Camera of the Dispossessed’
Our 63rd New York Film Festival Talks featured a special conversation with With Hasan in Gaza director Kamal Aljafari, moderated by Film Comment editor Devika Girish.
Lucrecia Martel on Our Land (Nuestra Tierra), the Filmmaker’s First Feature Documentary
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) director Lucrecia Martel discusses her expansive and enlightening first feature documentary.
