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* LesYay: There's rather a lot of it between Miss Giddens and Mrs Grose. Specifically Mrs Grose spends almost as much time as Miles telling Miss Giddens how pretty she is. Likewise Miss Giddens has one moment where she rather tenderly says "Dear Mrs Grose."
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* LesYay: There's rather a lot of it between Miss Giddens and Mrs Grose. Specifically Mrs Grose spends almost as much time as Miles telling Miss Giddens how pretty she is. Likewise Miss Giddens has one moment where she rather tenderly says "Dear Mrs Grose."" It helps that they're essentially Miles and Flora's parental figures.
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** This too veers into WildMassGuessing, but is it possible that Quint may have groomed and molested Miles? Mrs. Grose speaks of how close they were, Miles always "trotting after" Quint, and from what is known of Quint's character, it is perhaps likely he would have taken advantage of the child's admiration. There is also the mention of constant secret-keeping on the children's part (Miles can be heard repeating "It's a secret" during the hallway-wandering scene), and some of Miles's rather sexually precocious behaviour, such as kissing Miss Giddens on the mouth (he may believe that it's completely normal for adults and children to interact that way) lends itself to the interpretation.
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** This too veers into WildMassGuessing, but is it possible that Quint may have groomed and molested Miles? Mrs. Grose speaks of how close they were, Miles always "trotting after" Quint, and from what is known of Quint's character, it is perhaps likely he would have taken advantage of the child's admiration. There is also the mention of constant secret-keeping on the children's part (Miles can be heard repeating "It's a secret" during the hallway-wandering scene), Miss Giddens's dream sequence), and some of Miles's rather sexually precocious behaviour, such as kissing Miss Giddens on the mouth (he may believe that it's completely normal for adults and children to interact that way) lends itself to the interpretation.
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Miss Giddens is so charmed by the beauty of Bly at first she asks to get out of the carriage so she can walk the rest of the way. She looks so excited to see it all, and can't believe this will be her new home.
** Flora waits up for her and giddily says they've all been so excited for her to come. It's so sweet the way she {{Squee}}s "we will have fun together". She even takes a smaller bed in Miss Giddens's room so they can sleep close by.
** Miles returning home. He runs through the front door and tackles Mrs Grose into a huge hug. He's not some UpperClassTwit who views servants as beneath him; he loves his housekeeper like she was family. He also presents Miss Giddens with some flowers when they first meet.
** After Flora's tantrum in the school room, Miss Giddens turns it around by comforting the crying girl and suggesting they pretend it's her birthday - allowing the children to dress up and put on a show for them. It turns unsettling soon after, but Miss Giddens looks like she's enjoying the performance at first.
** In fact, if the ghosts are real, then there is something very admirable in the way Miss Giddens is determined to protect Miles and Flora. She knows their uncle failed them, Quint and Miss Jessell mistreated them horribly, and even Mrs Grose neglected them. But she'll do her best to be the family those children need.
** Miss Giddens is so charmed by the beauty of Bly at first she asks to get out of the carriage so she can walk the rest of the way. She looks so excited to see it all, and can't believe this will be her new home.
** Flora waits up for her and giddily says they've all been so excited for her to come. It's so sweet the way she {{Squee}}s "we will have fun together". She even takes a smaller bed in Miss Giddens's room so they can sleep close by.
** Miles returning home. He runs through the front door and tackles Mrs Grose into a huge hug. He's not some UpperClassTwit who views servants as beneath him; he loves his housekeeper like she was family. He also presents Miss Giddens with some flowers when they first meet.
** After Flora's tantrum in the school room, Miss Giddens turns it around by comforting the crying girl and suggesting they pretend it's her birthday - allowing the children to dress up and put on a show for them. It turns unsettling soon after, but Miss Giddens looks like she's enjoying the performance at first.
** In fact, if the ghosts are real, then there is something very admirable in the way Miss Giddens is determined to protect Miles and Flora. She knows their uncle failed them, Quint and Miss Jessell mistreated them horribly, and even Mrs Grose neglected them. But she'll do her best to be the family those children need.
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* NightmareFuel:
** When Miss Giddens is asleep and having nightmares, Flora slowly gets out of bed, spends a few moments watching her creepily and then goes to the window. She begins humming the song Miss Jessel taught her, when suddenly her eyes focus on something (or someone) and she smiles and continues to hum.
** Quint's first up close appearance, just drifting up to the window out of nowhere and almost snarling at Miss Giddens. The way she describes him staring at her "as if he were hunting something".
** Miss Jessel's first appearance on the lake. Flora begins to hum the song, almost as if it's a summoning chant. Then suddenly there she is across the lake. At this point Miss Giddens doesn't know that the governess killed herself jumping into the lake, so all she sees is a ghostly woman leering at them for no reason. Flora may deny ever seeing her, but she has an expression on her face that looks as if she's terrified. Miss Giddens asks "who is it? Over there?" - and Flora is either shocked that someone else can see this ghost, or worried that her governess is talking about things that aren't there.
** Miss Giddens's nightmare sequence has an unbelievably creepy shot where Miles is whispering in Flora's ear "watch her". Soon followed by Flora happily dancing with Miss Jessel (and her happy expression is what makes it [[MoodDissonance so creepy]]) and Miles being led away by Quint.
** The famous scene of Miss Giddens walking through the house in the middle of the night, thinking she hears voices mixed with the natural sounds of the house. If you listen closely, you can hear what we assume is Miss Jessel whispering "the children are watching" over and over again. This is either their haunting going from distant to outright terror, or Miss Giddens's imagination driving her to madness.
** Miss Giddens forcing Flora to try and confront Miss Jessel's ghost across the lake. Her screams sound more like an animal being tortured as she shrieks that she's never been able to see her. If you believe the ghosts are real, this scene becomes a child trying to comprehend that someone she knew and loved is dead yet keeps coming back to see her. If they're not real, she's an eight-year-old having her mentor and protector ordering her to say she sees something she can't.
** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Creator/DeborahKerr could be when she wanted to.
** When Miss Giddens is asleep and having nightmares, Flora slowly gets out of bed, spends a few moments watching her creepily and then goes to the window. She begins humming the song Miss Jessel taught her, when suddenly her eyes focus on something (or someone) and she smiles and continues to hum.
** Quint's first up close appearance, just drifting up to the window out of nowhere and almost snarling at Miss Giddens. The way she describes him staring at her "as if he were hunting something".
** Miss Jessel's first appearance on the lake. Flora begins to hum the song, almost as if it's a summoning chant. Then suddenly there she is across the lake. At this point Miss Giddens doesn't know that the governess killed herself jumping into the lake, so all she sees is a ghostly woman leering at them for no reason. Flora may deny ever seeing her, but she has an expression on her face that looks as if she's terrified. Miss Giddens asks "who is it? Over there?" - and Flora is either shocked that someone else can see this ghost, or worried that her governess is talking about things that aren't there.
** Miss Giddens's nightmare sequence has an unbelievably creepy shot where Miles is whispering in Flora's ear "watch her". Soon followed by Flora happily dancing with Miss Jessel (and her happy expression is what makes it [[MoodDissonance so creepy]]) and Miles being led away by Quint.
** The famous scene of Miss Giddens walking through the house in the middle of the night, thinking she hears voices mixed with the natural sounds of the house. If you listen closely, you can hear what we assume is Miss Jessel whispering "the children are watching" over and over again. This is either their haunting going from distant to outright terror, or Miss Giddens's imagination driving her to madness.
** Miss Giddens forcing Flora to try and confront Miss Jessel's ghost across the lake. Her screams sound more like an animal being tortured as she shrieks that she's never been able to see her. If you believe the ghosts are real, this scene becomes a child trying to comprehend that someone she knew and loved is dead yet keeps coming back to see her. If they're not real, she's an eight-year-old having her mentor and protector ordering her to say she sees something she can't.
** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Creator/DeborahKerr could be when she wanted to.
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* TearJerker:
** A small moment is when Miss Giddens gets sent a picture of her family. Flora asks if she's in the picture, and Miss Giddens (a little callously) says "how could you be? It's of ''my'' family", and the girl looks so put out.
** Miles's BrutalHonesty that he knows his uncle has no time for him and doesn't want to be bothered with them. Miss Giddens tries to rationalise it, but knows he's right. She can only assure him that she'll give him her time and care for him. It's the only time in the film we see Miles crying.
** Flora being confronted about Miss Jessell's ghost, and screaming that she can't see her. Either she's in denial about everything or she's terrified that Miss Giddens has gone mad. She's still screaming what seems like hours later, and leaves Bly an EmotionlessGirl.
** If she isn't completely mad, Miss Giddens's desperate speech to Mrs Grose about how all she wants to do is save the children from whatever's hurting them. Whether the ghosts are real or not, Miss Giddens is a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst.
** To say nothing of Miss Giddens's reaction to [[spoiler: Miles's death. A SkywardScream as she realises that, ghost or not, her actions got a child killed. And all she wanted to do was help him]].
** A small moment is when Miss Giddens gets sent a picture of her family. Flora asks if she's in the picture, and Miss Giddens (a little callously) says "how could you be? It's of ''my'' family", and the girl looks so put out.
** Miles's BrutalHonesty that he knows his uncle has no time for him and doesn't want to be bothered with them. Miss Giddens tries to rationalise it, but knows he's right. She can only assure him that she'll give him her time and care for him. It's the only time in the film we see Miles crying.
** Flora being confronted about Miss Jessell's ghost, and screaming that she can't see her. Either she's in denial about everything or she's terrified that Miss Giddens has gone mad. She's still screaming what seems like hours later, and leaves Bly an EmotionlessGirl.
** If she isn't completely mad, Miss Giddens's desperate speech to Mrs Grose about how all she wants to do is save the children from whatever's hurting them. Whether the ghosts are real or not, Miss Giddens is a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst.
** To say nothing of Miss Giddens's reaction to [[spoiler: Miles's death. A SkywardScream as she realises that, ghost or not, her actions got a child killed. And all she wanted to do was help him]].
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** This too veers into WildMassGuessing, but is it possible that Quint may have groomed and molested Miles? Mrs. Grose speaks of how close they were, Miles always "trotting after" Quint, and from what is known of Quint's character, it is perhaps likely he would have taken advantage of the child's admiration. There is also the mention of constant secret-keeping on the children's part (Miles can be heard repeating "It's a secret" during the hallway-wandering scene), and some of Miles's rather sexually precocious behavior, such as kissing Miss Giddens on the mouth (he may believe that it's completely normal for adults and children to interact that way) lends itself to the interpretation.
* {{Applicability}}: Miss Giddens's and Mrs Grose's contrasting attitudes to what's happening to the children - ghosts or not - could be paralleled to different ways of coping with traumatic events. Mrs Grose believes in repression and simply never talking about the trauma to avoid unnecessary pain. Miss Giddens however believes in confronting it head on. If we go by the fates of the two children [[spoiler: neither attempt is successful]] - suggesting that trauma counselling should be done by the professionals.
* {{Applicability}}: Miss Giddens's and Mrs Grose's contrasting attitudes to what's happening to the children - ghosts or not - could be paralleled to different ways of coping with traumatic events. Mrs Grose believes in repression and simply never talking about the trauma to avoid unnecessary pain. Miss Giddens however believes in confronting it head on. If we go by the fates of the two children [[spoiler: neither attempt is successful]] - suggesting that trauma counselling should be done by the professionals.
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** This too veers into WildMassGuessing, but is it possible that Quint may have groomed and molested Miles? Mrs. Grose speaks of how close they were, Miles always "trotting after" Quint, and from what is known of Quint's character, it is perhaps likely he would have taken advantage of the child's admiration. There is also the mention of constant secret-keeping on the children's part (Miles can be heard repeating "It's a secret" during the hallway-wandering scene), and some of Miles's rather sexually precocious behavior, behaviour, such as kissing Miss Giddens on the mouth (he may believe that it's completely normal for adults and children to interact that way) lends itself to the interpretation.
* {{Applicability}}: Miss Giddens's and Mrs Grose's contrasting attitudes to what's happening to the children - ghosts or not - could beparalleled parallelled to different ways of coping with traumatic events. Mrs Grose believes in repression and simply never talking about the trauma to avoid unnecessary pain. Miss Giddens however believes in confronting it head on. If we go by the fates of the two children [[spoiler: neither attempt is successful]] - suggesting that trauma counselling should be done by the professionals.
* {{Applicability}}: Miss Giddens's and Mrs Grose's contrasting attitudes to what's happening to the children - ghosts or not - could be
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** Miles lacking a father figure is also quite sad when you learn that Martin Stephens rarely got to see his own father because he was always busy filming, and his mother was his chaperone. The father died of cancer when Martin was only ten, and his mother got rid of all pictures and things to associate with him. He admits that the climactic scene of Miles in the garden had him channeling some very real emotions.
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** Miles lacking a father figure is also quite sad when you learn that Martin Stephens rarely got to see his own father because he was always busy filming, and his mother was his chaperone. The father died of cancer when Martin was only ten, and his mother got rid of all pictures and things to associate with him. He admits that the climactic scene of Miles in the garden had him channeling channelling some very real emotions.
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** Deborah Kerr gives one of the performances widely considered to be among her best (she herself felt it was her strongest) as a governess grappling with her own sanity and repressed sexuality - and not a single nomination on any of the awards circuits.
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** Deborah Kerr Creator/DeborahKerr gives one of the performances widely considered to be among her best (she herself felt it was her strongest) as a governess grappling with her own sanity and repressed sexuality - and not a single nomination on any of the awards circuits.
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** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Deborah Kerr could be when she wanted to.
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** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Deborah Kerr Creator/DeborahKerr could be when she wanted to.
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** If you add up all his shots, Peter Wyngarde has roughly one minute of screen time. But isn't he memorable as Quint?
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** If you add up all his shots, Peter Wyngarde Creator/PeterWyngarde has roughly one minute of screen time. But isn't he memorable as Quint?
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** Then there's Miles's infamous kiss to Miss Giddens, with Kate Bush even titling her song "The Infant Kiss" after it.
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** Miss Giddens is so charmed by the beauty of Bly at first she asks to get out of the carriage so she can walk the rest of the way. She looks so excited to see it all, and can't believe this will be her new home.
** Flora waits up for her and giddily says they've all been so excited for her to come. It's so sweet the way she {{Squee}}s "we will have fun together". She even takes a smaller bed in Miss Giddens's room so they can sleep close by.
** Miles returning home. He runs through the front door and tackles Mrs Grose into a huge hug. He's not some UpperClassTwit who views servants as beneath him; he loves his housekeeper like she was family. He also presents Miss Giddens with some flowers when they first meet.
** After Flora's tantrum in the school room, Miss Giddens turns it around by comforting the crying girl and suggesting they pretend it's her birthday - allowing the children to dress up and put on a show for them. It turns unsettling soon after, but Miss Giddens looks like she's enjoying the performance at first.
** In fact, if the ghosts are real, then there is something very admirable in the way Miss Giddens is determined to protect Miles and Flora. She knows their uncle failed them, Quint and Miss Jessell mistreated them horribly, and even Mrs Grose neglected them. But she'll do her best to be the family those children need.
** Miss Giddens is so charmed by the beauty of Bly at first she asks to get out of the carriage so she can walk the rest of the way. She looks so excited to see it all, and can't believe this will be her new home.
** Flora waits up for her and giddily says they've all been so excited for her to come. It's so sweet the way she {{Squee}}s "we will have fun together". She even takes a smaller bed in Miss Giddens's room so they can sleep close by.
** Miles returning home. He runs through the front door and tackles Mrs Grose into a huge hug. He's not some UpperClassTwit who views servants as beneath him; he loves his housekeeper like she was family. He also presents Miss Giddens with some flowers when they first meet.
** After Flora's tantrum in the school room, Miss Giddens turns it around by comforting the crying girl and suggesting they pretend it's her birthday - allowing the children to dress up and put on a show for them. It turns unsettling soon after, but Miss Giddens looks like she's enjoying the performance at first.
** In fact, if the ghosts are real, then there is something very admirable in the way Miss Giddens is determined to protect Miles and Flora. She knows their uncle failed them, Quint and Miss Jessell mistreated them horribly, and even Mrs Grose neglected them. But she'll do her best to be the family those children need.
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* TearJerker:
** A small moment is when Miss Giddens gets sent a picture of her family. Flora asks if she's in the picture, and Miss Giddens (a little callously) says "how could you be? It's of ''my'' family", and the girl looks so put out.
** Miles's BrutalHonesty that he knows his uncle has no time for him and doesn't want to be bothered with them. Miss Giddens tries to rationalise it, but knows he's right. She can only assure him that she'll give him her time and care for him. It's the only time in the film we see Miles crying.
** Flora being confronted about Miss Jessell's ghost, and screaming that she can't see her. Either she's in denial about everything or she's terrified that Miss Giddens has gone mad. She's still screaming what seems like hours later, and leaves Bly an EmotionlessGirl.
** If she isn't completely mad, Miss Giddens's desperate speech to Mrs Grose about how all she wants to do is save the children from whatever's hurting them. Whether the ghosts are real or not, Miss Giddens is a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst.
** To say nothing of Miss Giddens's reaction to [[spoiler: Miles's death. A SkywardScream as she realises that, ghost or not, her actions got a child killed. And all she wanted to do was help him]].
** A small moment is when Miss Giddens gets sent a picture of her family. Flora asks if she's in the picture, and Miss Giddens (a little callously) says "how could you be? It's of ''my'' family", and the girl looks so put out.
** Miles's BrutalHonesty that he knows his uncle has no time for him and doesn't want to be bothered with them. Miss Giddens tries to rationalise it, but knows he's right. She can only assure him that she'll give him her time and care for him. It's the only time in the film we see Miles crying.
** Flora being confronted about Miss Jessell's ghost, and screaming that she can't see her. Either she's in denial about everything or she's terrified that Miss Giddens has gone mad. She's still screaming what seems like hours later, and leaves Bly an EmotionlessGirl.
** If she isn't completely mad, Miss Giddens's desperate speech to Mrs Grose about how all she wants to do is save the children from whatever's hurting them. Whether the ghosts are real or not, Miss Giddens is a WellIntentionedExtremist at worst.
** To say nothing of Miss Giddens's reaction to [[spoiler: Miles's death. A SkywardScream as she realises that, ghost or not, her actions got a child killed. And all she wanted to do was help him]].
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** This too veers into WildMassGuessing, but is it possible that Quint may have groomed and molested Miles? Mrs. Grose speaks of how close they were, Miles always "trotting after" Quint, and from what is known of Quint's character, it is perhaps likely he would have taken advantage of the child's admiration. There is also the mention of constant secret-keeping on the children's part (Miles can be heard repeating "It's a secret" during the hallway-wandering scene), and some of Miles's rather sexually precocious behavior, such as kissing Miss Giddens on the mouth (he may believe that it's completely normal for adults and children to interact that way) lends itself to the interpretation.
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* JerkassWoobie: Miles may be a CreepyChild who was expelled from school because of how he behaved towards the other boys, but he's been pretty much abandoned by anyone he's ever cared about. He even latched onto a toxic father figure in Quint, and had to find that man dead. If he's being possessed, then it only increases his Woobie status.
** Miss Jessel likewise is very memorable, only being seen fully twice when she appears across the lake and when she's weeping in the school room.
* SacredCow: Considered one of the all-time classic horror films, and widely praised by both professional critics and horror fans.
* SignatureScene:
** The extended sequence of Miss Giddens walking through the dark corridor in her nightgown, holding the candelabra and being spooked by ghostly voices.
** Then there's Miles's infamous kiss to Miss Giddens, with Kate Bush even titling her song "The Infant Kiss" after it.
** Additionally, Miss Giddens sitting by the lake with Flora, who begins to hum "Willow Waly" and then Miss Jessel appears across the water.
* SignatureScene:
** The extended sequence of Miss Giddens walking through the dark corridor in her nightgown, holding the candelabra and being spooked by ghostly voices.
** Then there's Miles's infamous kiss to Miss Giddens, with Kate Bush even titling her song "The Infant Kiss" after it.
** Additionally, Miss Giddens sitting by the lake with Flora, who begins to hum "Willow Waly" and then Miss Jessel appears across the water.
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* TheWoobie: Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
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** Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
** If she is not attracted to the twelve-year-old Miles, then Miss Giddens does deserve some Woobie points. She's a governess on her first job - one which she took because she loves children and wants to care for them. She then has to deal with two extremely creepy ones who are either possessed by ghosts or dealing with emotional trauma she is not prepared to help with. If the children aren't possessed, they're still in the habit of playing nasty pranks on her, and driving her mad with their behaviour. And if they are, Miss Giddens is the only one who knows this - as Mrs Grose either can't or won't see the ghosts - and all she wants to do is help the children.
** Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
** If she is not attracted to the twelve-year-old Miles, then Miss Giddens does deserve some Woobie points. She's a governess on her first job - one which she took because she loves children and wants to care for them. She then has to deal with two extremely creepy ones who are either possessed by ghosts or dealing with emotional trauma she is not prepared to help with. If the children aren't possessed, they're still in the habit of playing nasty pranks on her, and driving her mad with their behaviour. And if they are, Miss Giddens is the only one who knows this - as Mrs Grose either can't or won't see the ghosts - and all she wants to do is help the children.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: This is easily the most famous film adaptation of ''The Turn of the Screw'', and certain details such as the governess's name being Miss Giddens and her repressed sexuality being part of the story are taken as canon from the novella. ''The Innocents'' actually takes more from a 1951 stage play, albeit it returns to the novella's ambiguity about the ghosts (the play confirms they are real).
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* AdaptationDisplacement: This is easily the most famous film adaptation of ''The Turn of the Screw'', and certain details such as the governess's name being Miss Giddens and her repressed sexuality being part of the story are taken as canon from the novella.novella - as well as Quint and Miss Jessel's relationship being possibly abusive (in the novella they were merely known to be in love before he died). ''The Innocents'' actually takes more from a 1951 stage play, albeit it returns to the novella's ambiguity about the ghosts (the play confirms they are real).
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** Is Miss Giddens a pedophile? It isn't outside the realm of possibility that her overactive imagination tells her that Miles is possessed by the ghost of a handsome man - to justify her attraction to a young boy. She gets Miles alone for the climax. Is she really just planning to appropriately make her move?
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children.
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children.
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** Is Miss Giddens a pedophile? It isn't outside the realm of possibility that her overactive imagination tells her that Miles is possessed by the ghost of a handsome man - to justify her attraction to a young boy. She gets Miles alone for the climax. Is she really just planning to appropriately make her move?
move? Adding on to this, Miss Giddens does describe Quint as handsome from his picture - so is she convincing herself he's possessing Miles as a way of living out a romantic fantasy with this attractive stranger?
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children. Flora lends a lot of merit to this earlier, where she says Mrs Grose often tells them to pretend they don't see things.
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children. Flora lends a lot of merit to this earlier, where she says Mrs Grose often tells them to pretend they don't see things.
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* TheWoobie: Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
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* TheWoobie: Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]dies!]]
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* AdaptationDisplacement: This is easily the most famous film adaptation of ''The Turn of the Screw'', and certain details such as the governess's name being Miss Giddens and her repressed sexuality being part of the story are taken as canon from the novella. ''The Innocents'' actually takes more from a 1951 stage play, albeit it returns to the novella's ambiguity about the ghosts (the play confirms they are real).
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* {{Applicability}}: Miss Giddens's and Mrs Grose's contrasting attitudes to what's happening to the children - ghosts or not - could be paralleled to different ways of coping with traumatic events. Mrs Grose believes in repression and simply never talking about the trauma to avoid unnecessary pain. Miss Giddens however believes in confronting it head on. If we go by the fates of the two children [[spoiler: neither attempt is successful]] - suggesting that trauma counselling should be done by the professionals.
* AwardSnub:
** Deborah Kerr gives one of the performances widely considered to be among her best (she herself felt it was her strongest) as a governess grappling with her own sanity and repressed sexuality - and not a single nomination on any of the awards circuits.
** Martin Stephens also gives a shockingly layered performance for a child actor - depicting a boy who is either being possessed by an adult man or dealing with trauma in a creepy way - and he too wasn't nominated for anything.
** Freddie Francis's stunning cinematography went largely ignored by the Oscars and BAFTA ceremonies.
* DeathOfTheAuthor: Jack Clayton wanted to follow Henry James's interpretation that you never found out if the ghosts were real - and was annoyed at the original screenplay by William Archibald confirming that they were real. The film never comes down on either side but it hasn't stopped people from trying to prove the 'right' interpretation.
* GeniusBonus: Miss Jessel is imagined by Miss Giddens as a woman in a complicated relationship with a man she loved, who ultimately commits suicide by drowning in the lake - details that are only given second hand (in a churchyard no less). A clear parallel to Ophelia from ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}''. But as Miss Giddens undergoes a subtle wardrobe change until she wears a black dress like Miss Jessel's, we understand that Miss Giddens also parallels Ophelia - who at first went mad before she killed herself.
* AwardSnub:
** Deborah Kerr gives one of the performances widely considered to be among her best (she herself felt it was her strongest) as a governess grappling with her own sanity and repressed sexuality - and not a single nomination on any of the awards circuits.
** Martin Stephens also gives a shockingly layered performance for a child actor - depicting a boy who is either being possessed by an adult man or dealing with trauma in a creepy way - and he too wasn't nominated for anything.
** Freddie Francis's stunning cinematography went largely ignored by the Oscars and BAFTA ceremonies.
* DeathOfTheAuthor: Jack Clayton wanted to follow Henry James's interpretation that you never found out if the ghosts were real - and was annoyed at the original screenplay by William Archibald confirming that they were real. The film never comes down on either side but it hasn't stopped people from trying to prove the 'right' interpretation.
* GeniusBonus: Miss Jessel is imagined by Miss Giddens as a woman in a complicated relationship with a man she loved, who ultimately commits suicide by drowning in the lake - details that are only given second hand (in a churchyard no less). A clear parallel to Ophelia from ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}''. But as Miss Giddens undergoes a subtle wardrobe change until she wears a black dress like Miss Jessel's, we understand that Miss Giddens also parallels Ophelia - who at first went mad before she killed herself.
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** The famous scene of Miss Giddens walking through the house in the middle of the night, thinking she hears voices mixed with the natural sounds of the house. If you listen closely, you can hear what we assume is Miss Jessel whispering "the children are watching" over and over again. This is either their haunting going from distant to outright terror, or Miss Giddens's imagination driving her to madness.
** Miss Giddens forcing Flora to try and confront Miss Jessel's ghost across the lake. Her screams sound more like an animal being tortured as she shrieks that she's never been able to see her. If you believe the ghosts are real, this scene becomes a child trying to comprehend that someone she knew and loved is dead yet keeps coming back to see her. If they're not real, she's an eight-year-old having her mentor and protector ordering her to say she sees something she can't.
** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Deborah Kerr could be when she wanted to.
* NoYay: [[spoiler: Miss Giddens kisses Miles on the lips after he dies. He's twelve and not only is she several years older and his caretaker - but she is responsible for his death]].
** Miss Giddens forcing Flora to try and confront Miss Jessel's ghost across the lake. Her screams sound more like an animal being tortured as she shrieks that she's never been able to see her. If you believe the ghosts are real, this scene becomes a child trying to comprehend that someone she knew and loved is dead yet keeps coming back to see her. If they're not real, she's an eight-year-old having her mentor and protector ordering her to say she sees something she can't.
** Likewise is Miss Giddens's attitude in the climactic scene with Miles. Whether she was imagining anything or not, you get the sense that this woman has been driven mad anyway by the experience. It just goes to show how creepy Deborah Kerr could be when she wanted to.
* NoYay: [[spoiler: Miss Giddens kisses Miles on the lips after he dies. He's twelve and not only is she several years older and his caretaker - but she is responsible for his death]].
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* NightmareFuel: When Miss Giddens is asleep and having nightmares, Flora slowly gets out of bed, spends a few moments watching her creepily and then goes to the window. She begins humming the song Miss Jessel taught her, when suddenly her eyes focus on something (or someone) and she smiles and continues to hum.
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** When Miss Giddens is asleep and having nightmares, Flora slowly gets out of bed, spends a few moments watching her creepily and then goes to the window. She begins humming the song Miss Jessel taught her, when suddenly her eyes focus on something (or someone) and she smiles and continues tohum. hum.
** Quint's first up close appearance, just drifting up to the window out of nowhere and almost snarling at Miss Giddens. The way she describes him staring at her "as if he were hunting something".
** Miss Jessel's first appearance on the lake. Flora begins to hum the song, almost as if it's a summoning chant. Then suddenly there she is across the lake. At this point Miss Giddens doesn't know that the governess killed herself jumping into the lake, so all she sees is a ghostly woman leering at them for no reason. Flora may deny ever seeing her, but she has an expression on her face that looks as if she's terrified. Miss Giddens asks "who is it? Over there?" - and Flora is either shocked that someone else can see this ghost, or worried that her governess is talking about things that aren't there.
** Miss Giddens's nightmare sequence has an unbelievably creepy shot where Miles is whispering in Flora's ear "watch her". Soon followed by Flora happily dancing with Miss Jessel (and her happy expression is what makes it [[MoodDissonance so creepy]]) and Miles being led away by Quint.
** When Miss Giddens is asleep and having nightmares, Flora slowly gets out of bed, spends a few moments watching her creepily and then goes to the window. She begins humming the song Miss Jessel taught her, when suddenly her eyes focus on something (or someone) and she smiles and continues to
** Quint's first up close appearance, just drifting up to the window out of nowhere and almost snarling at Miss Giddens. The way she describes him staring at her "as if he were hunting something".
** Miss Jessel's first appearance on the lake. Flora begins to hum the song, almost as if it's a summoning chant. Then suddenly there she is across the lake. At this point Miss Giddens doesn't know that the governess killed herself jumping into the lake, so all she sees is a ghostly woman leering at them for no reason. Flora may deny ever seeing her, but she has an expression on her face that looks as if she's terrified. Miss Giddens asks "who is it? Over there?" - and Flora is either shocked that someone else can see this ghost, or worried that her governess is talking about things that aren't there.
** Miss Giddens's nightmare sequence has an unbelievably creepy shot where Miles is whispering in Flora's ear "watch her". Soon followed by Flora happily dancing with Miss Jessel (and her happy expression is what makes it [[MoodDissonance so creepy]]) and Miles being led away by Quint.
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* HarsherInHindsight:
** The whole film is essentially about Miles having a complicated relationship with his guardian. Martin Stephens confessed that he was pushed into acting by a StageMom - who wanted to live vicariously through him.
** Miles lacking a father figure is also quite sad when you learn that Martin Stephens rarely got to see his own father because he was always busy filming, and his mother was his chaperone. The father died of cancer when Martin was only ten, and his mother got rid of all pictures and things to associate with him. He admits that the climactic scene of Miles in the garden had him channeling some very real emotions.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Pamela Franklin's first film is in a story where the ghosts may not be real. She would later do ''Film/HellHouse'' - as a medium convincing sceptics that ghosts are real.
** Pamela Franklin would likewise have a questionable relationship with a teacher figure in ''Film/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie'' eight years after this film.
** The whole film is essentially about Miles having a complicated relationship with his guardian. Martin Stephens confessed that he was pushed into acting by a StageMom - who wanted to live vicariously through him.
** Miles lacking a father figure is also quite sad when you learn that Martin Stephens rarely got to see his own father because he was always busy filming, and his mother was his chaperone. The father died of cancer when Martin was only ten, and his mother got rid of all pictures and things to associate with him. He admits that the climactic scene of Miles in the garden had him channeling some very real emotions.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Pamela Franklin's first film is in a story where the ghosts may not be real. She would later do ''Film/HellHouse'' - as a medium convincing sceptics that ghosts are real.
** Pamela Franklin would likewise have a questionable relationship with a teacher figure in ''Film/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie'' eight years after this film.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Flora is played by Pamela Franklin, who would be best known for her role as Sandy in ''Film/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''.
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** The counter argument to the above is that Miss Giddens spots mysterious people apparently hanging around the house long before she knows two servants died. Similarly she hears someone calling out Flora's name in the garden as soon as she arrives at the house - and Mrs Grose confirms it wasn't her. When we hear Anna the maid talk, it doesn't sound like her voice either. Then there's the scene where Miss Giddens sees Miss Jessel on the lake. When she mentions it to Flora, the girl gives her a very odd look. While it's ambiguous, something about Flora's expression seems to say "you can see her too?"
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** The counter argument to the above is that Miss Giddens spots mysterious people apparently hanging around the house long before she knows two servants died.died[[note]]She knows Miss Jessel died but doesn't find out the circumstances until much later.[[/note]]. Similarly she hears someone calling out Flora's name in the garden as soon as she arrives at the house - and Mrs Grose confirms it wasn't her. When we hear Anna the maid talk, it doesn't sound like her voice either. Then there's the scene where Miss Giddens sees Miss Jessel on the lake. When she mentions it to Flora, the girl gives her a very odd look. While it's ambiguous, something about Flora's expression seems to say "you can see her too?"
** This veers into WildMassGuessing, but if Quint and Miss Jessel's relationship was abusive, what if ''Miss Jessel'' was the one who killed him? He's found having slipped and fallen on the steps outside. It would be easy for Miss Jessel to kill him that way, with the only witnesses being Mrs Grose and Anna (who wouldn't be likely to be outside). What if her suicide was more motivated by remorse, or fear that she'd be caught?
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* ValuesDissonance: Mrs. Grose tells Miss Giddens that she's seen Quint hit Miss Jessel, and that Miss Jessel acted as if that made her happy and crawled back to him. In both the Victorian Era and the time when this film was made, this would be seen as a brainwashed woman in an abusive relationship. Now, modern viewers could still take it as such, or as a consensual BDSM scene, seen through the eyes of a sheltered woman.
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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
** Mrs. Grose tells Miss Giddens that she's seen Quint hit Miss Jessel, and that Miss Jessel acted as if that made her happy and crawled back to him. In both the Victorian Era and the time when this film was made, this would be seen as a brainwashed woman in an abusive relationship. Now, modern viewers could still take it as such, or as a consensual BDSM scene, seen through the eyes of a shelteredwoman.woman.
** Modern viewers are more likely to assume it being abuse, now that we're removed from the British class system. Miss Jessel was the governess - and she would be given authority over the household, as Miss Giddens is (Mrs Grose and Anna answer to her). Quint is a valet - a high-ranking servant but a servant nonetheless (and less likely to be able to assert dominance over her out of fear of being dismissed). Miss Giddens's interpretation of it as an abusive relationship could also be seen as her horror at the idea of an inter-class romance.
* TheWoobie: Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
** Mrs. Grose tells Miss Giddens that she's seen Quint hit Miss Jessel, and that Miss Jessel acted as if that made her happy and crawled back to him. In both the Victorian Era and the time when this film was made, this would be seen as a brainwashed woman in an abusive relationship. Now, modern viewers could still take it as such, or as a consensual BDSM scene, seen through the eyes of a sheltered
** Modern viewers are more likely to assume it being abuse, now that we're removed from the British class system. Miss Jessel was the governess - and she would be given authority over the household, as Miss Giddens is (Mrs Grose and Anna answer to her). Quint is a valet - a high-ranking servant but a servant nonetheless (and less likely to be able to assert dominance over her out of fear of being dismissed). Miss Giddens's interpretation of it as an abusive relationship could also be seen as her horror at the idea of an inter-class romance.
* TheWoobie: Even if she isn't being possessed, Flora deserves a hug. To start off with, she's an orphan and her only living relative doesn't bother about her. She gets a mentor in Miss Jessel that she seemed to have a good relationship with - but then she was exposed to a questionable romance between the servants (it's implied she may have seen Quint and Miss Jessel having sex). Then one of the servants dies, her brother is traumatised, and her mentor drowns herself. Then Miles is sent away to boarding school, and Flora has to live alone until a new governess comes. While things start off well enough, this governess soon suffers SanitySlippage and traumatises her even more - [[spoiler: and then her brother dies!]]
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** If you add up all his shots, Peter Wyngarde has roughly one minute of screen time. But isn't he memorable as Quint?
* UncertainAudience: At the time of its release, "the art crowd" thought there was too much thunder and lightning and Hammer-esque touches. But on the flip side, Hammer fans felt the film wasn't gory enough. It's since been VindicatedByHistory.
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** If you add up all his shots, Peter Wyngarde has roughly one minute of screen time. But isn't he memorable as Quint?
* UncertainAudience: At the time of its release, "the art crowd" thought there was too much thunder and lightning and Hammer-esque touches. But on the flip side, Hammer fans felt the film wasn't gory enough. It's since been VindicatedByHistory.
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** Are the ghosts real? Or is Miss Giddens simply imagining it? Her very first scene has her telling the uncle that she has quite a vivid imagination. And having been raised in a cramped house in the city, she's bound to be a little bored of Bly and only two children who are 'easy to live with'. The big thing is that she doesn't see Quint's ghost up close until after she's seen his picture in the attic.
** The counter argument to the above is that Miss Giddens spots mysterious people apparently hanging around the house long before she knows two servants died. Similarly she hears someone calling out Flora's name in the garden as soon as she arrives at the house - and Mrs Grose confirms it wasn't her. When we hear Anna the maid talk, it doesn't sound like her voice either. Then there's the scene where Miss Giddens sees Miss Jessel on the lake. When she mentions it to Flora, the girl gives her a very odd look. While it's ambiguous, something about Flora's expression seems to say "you can see her too?"
** Also how aware are the children that Miss Giddens suspects ghosts? Could their behaviour be a cruel joke to make her think the house is haunted?
** Is Miss Giddens a pedophile? It isn't outside the realm of possibility that her overactive imagination tells her that Miles is possessed by the ghost of a handsome man - to justify her attraction to a young boy. She gets Miles alone for the climax. Is she really just planning to appropriately make her move?
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children.
** Does Miles actually have a crush on Miss Giddens? Or is he a budding manipulator like Quint and his uncle, and Miss Giddens is the only woman available?
** There's also the matter of how much sympathy Miss Jessel actually deserves. Miss Giddens seems to pity her for being seduced by Quint, and she only expresses dislike for her apparent possession of Flora. As noted under ValuesDissonance below, the relationship may not have been traditionally abusive - but more of a BDSM type thing. The fact that she allowed this to go on in front of the children makes her look quite unsympathetic. As the governess, she would have more power than Quint (who was a valet) and could probably have got the uncle to dismiss him if he was really bothering her.
* LesYay: There's rather a lot of it between Miss Giddens and Mrs Grose. Specifically Mrs Grose spends almost as much time as Miles telling Miss Giddens how pretty she is. Likewise Miss Giddens has one moment where she rather tenderly says "Dear Mrs Grose."
** Are the ghosts real? Or is Miss Giddens simply imagining it? Her very first scene has her telling the uncle that she has quite a vivid imagination. And having been raised in a cramped house in the city, she's bound to be a little bored of Bly and only two children who are 'easy to live with'. The big thing is that she doesn't see Quint's ghost up close until after she's seen his picture in the attic.
** The counter argument to the above is that Miss Giddens spots mysterious people apparently hanging around the house long before she knows two servants died. Similarly she hears someone calling out Flora's name in the garden as soon as she arrives at the house - and Mrs Grose confirms it wasn't her. When we hear Anna the maid talk, it doesn't sound like her voice either. Then there's the scene where Miss Giddens sees Miss Jessel on the lake. When she mentions it to Flora, the girl gives her a very odd look. While it's ambiguous, something about Flora's expression seems to say "you can see her too?"
** Also how aware are the children that Miss Giddens suspects ghosts? Could their behaviour be a cruel joke to make her think the house is haunted?
** Is Miss Giddens a pedophile? It isn't outside the realm of possibility that her overactive imagination tells her that Miles is possessed by the ghost of a handsome man - to justify her attraction to a young boy. She gets Miles alone for the climax. Is she really just planning to appropriately make her move?
** If the ghosts are real, then can Mrs Grose actually see them or is she just in complete denial? Does she just believe "it's none of my business, I'm not getting involved". She never actually says she didn't see a ghost; she just says "I know what I saw" - and the idea of the governess being mad is probably easier to think of than two ghosts possessing the children.
** Does Miles actually have a crush on Miss Giddens? Or is he a budding manipulator like Quint and his uncle, and Miss Giddens is the only woman available?
** There's also the matter of how much sympathy Miss Jessel actually deserves. Miss Giddens seems to pity her for being seduced by Quint, and she only expresses dislike for her apparent possession of Flora. As noted under ValuesDissonance below, the relationship may not have been traditionally abusive - but more of a BDSM type thing. The fact that she allowed this to go on in front of the children makes her look quite unsympathetic. As the governess, she would have more power than Quint (who was a valet) and could probably have got the uncle to dismiss him if he was really bothering her.
* LesYay: There's rather a lot of it between Miss Giddens and Mrs Grose. Specifically Mrs Grose spends almost as much time as Miles telling Miss Giddens how pretty she is. Likewise Miss Giddens has one moment where she rather tenderly says "Dear Mrs Grose."
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