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Cast: Bette Davis (The Nanny), Wendy Craig (Virgie Fane), Jill Bennett (Aunt Pen), James Villiers (Bill Fane), William Dix (Joey Fane), Pamela Franklin (Bobbie), Maurice Denham (Dr. Beamaster). A disturbed young man tries to prove his nanny is out to kill him.
- Seth Holt, Christopher Dryhurst
- Bette Davis
A young boy (William Dix) recently released from a mental institution is convinced that his nanny (Bette Davis) is out to kill him; but neither his no-nonsense father (James Villiers) nor his mother (Wendy Craig) — emotionally fragile after the drowning death of her young daughter (Angharad Aubrey) — believes him.
1. Possession. 1981 2h 4m R. 7.3 (45K) Rate. 75 Metascore. A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister. Director Andrzej Zulawski Stars Isabelle Adjani Sam Neill Margit Carstensen. 2. Repulsion. 1965 1h 45m Not Rated.
- The Social Background to The Nanny
- Creating The Voice of Authority
- The Psycho-Biddy
- Could Nanny Be Innocent?
- Mad, Bad Mothers
- Sexual Dominance and Growing Up
- A Coming of Age
- What to Read Or Watch Next
The Fanes are a well-set, upper middle class family. Bill Fane is a Queen’s Messenger, a courier with diplomatic status. Virginia (Virgie) Fane is a stay-at-home mother. She has few domestic duties, because Nanny takes care of the household. It’s telling that Nanny stays on with the Fanes even though there aren’t any children at home. Mrs Fane is c...
Because Joey is the film’s protagonist, we see and interpret events through his eyes. Joey is a well-spoken but spirited young boy. His age, mannerisms and social standingmake his a compelling voice in the film. Moreover, his time away from the family, as well as his fears about the ominously eyebrowed Nanny, make him an unlikely underdog. Joey’s r...
Much of what makes 10-year-old Joey the film’s voice of authority also works against Nanny. She’s an older, unattractive women, which plugs into social hang-ups about witchesand unmarried women. The fact that she’s childless (or so we assume for most of the film) is another source of suspicion. Audiences at the time would have understood that Nanny...
Eventually, Nanny is caught and put away for her crimes. Joey is reunited with his mother, and the bad feeling between them seems to vanish. Does this prove Nanny is a deranged murderer, or could there be a bigger crime under our noses? Here’s another way to read the film’s plot points: 1. There’s no link between the death of Mrs Fane’s mother and ...
The film’s central judgement isn’t just about Susy’s death – it’s about motherhood and female behaviour (see also Run). Society says women should dote on their children, but Mrs Fane is frightened of Joey. She still struggles with the death of her other child, and is more concerned with her own emotions. Likewise, Nanny’s true failure is also in mo...
Another way of reading the film is through the psycho-sexual dynamic, and the Oedipal complex. This term, introduced by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in 1899, is controversial. At its simplest, it refers to: This tension runs throughout The Nanny. And, as a story of latent sexual desire, other interpretations become possible: 1. Joey may have either ...
The Fanes, and their apartment, represent a dying era. They’re cold, regimented people who rely on class and gender to keep their place in the world. Joey’s upstairs neighbour, 15-year-old Bobbie, stands for the liberated 60s. With her short hair and smoking, she represents the exciting world happening (literally) outside his window. She also repre...
Rosemary’s Baby, The Others(old women, witchcraft)Séance on a Wet Afternoon (British noir thriller of a similar era and vibe)All About Eve (women and ageing, Bette Davis)Jul 5, 2024 · In the aftermath of having murdered an old man, the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is trying to prove his own sanity and reliability. He fails dismally.
Feb 15, 2018 · Patrick is an exceptionally disturbed young man in the book, and through his backstory, we learn that before he even started grade school, he'd already committed murder by suffocating his...
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