Starring Donald Houston, Natasha Parry, Patricia Owens, Esma Cannon, Nora Nicholson
Directed by Michael McCarthy
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A new bride takes up residence in her husband's family estate, where his three aunts live, but she soon becomes suspicious that the ladies are trying to kill her.
A British psychological drama, the picture is well-acted, but not overly atmospheric, relying on the screenplay and Parry's performance to convey the idea she may be in danger in an otherwise pleasant setting. Although the return of the crows that abandoned the estate years ago adds a foreboding element, the aunts and their servant Willow, although they are sometimes brusque and short with her, aren't really sinister, playing up the idea that Parry could be imagining this all. To that extent I thought the film was well done, and Parry carried us through it ably enough, but some subtle allusions to darkness would have been appreciated.
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