The Nanny
by Seth Holt
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Actor: Bette Davis, James Villiers, Jill Bennett, Wendy Craig, William DixDirector: Seth Holt
Brand: Fox
Cinematographer: Harry Waxman
Editor: Tom Simpson
Producer: Jimmy Sangster
Writer: Jimmy Sangster
Writer: Marryam Modell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of The Nanny
DVD Review: "The Nanny" delivers...
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is a neat little thriller. Here, Ms. Davis plays a nanny at a household where a girl died two years earlier. Her young brother is returning home from a correctional facility due to behavior problems immediately following her death.
When the boy arrives back, his mother is still near a nervous collapse and not certain she can handle the boy, as he is still extremely unruly and could often use a good swack. He also accuses the nanny of killing his sister.
The film keeps you guessing and delivers some genuinely suspenseful moments as you begin to wonder what really happened 2 years ago and who is in danger. There's also a few shocks, and I'm usually pretty hardy in these kinds of movies.
Bette Davis brings the movie up up a notch or two. This was released in 1965, right after Davis' "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" and 1962's thriller, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" the film which started Davis' period of the "hag movies"...aging spinsters in dangerous situations.
The Nanny" isn't nearly as over the top as "...Charlotte" or "...Baby Jane". As a British nanny, Ms. Davis is more subdued, so you can better appreciate her nuances and wonderfully expressive "Bette Davis eyes". She again bravely shows what an aging woman looks like , without surgery and thick make-up, something I wish modern actors would allow themselves to do.
Only problems with this movie are that the psychological explanation is a bit improbable and ties things up too neatly. A twist at the end also introduces a subplot that had minimal foreshadowing and would have been nearly impossible to guess. Finally, while the movie holds interest, it doesn't have the continued intensity that makes for a top thriller, This is all forgivable with all else this movie has going for it, but probably lands the movie closer to a 3.5 star flick.
The DVD quality is excellent. However, there is no commentary and only a few extras, such as film trailers, the movie's posters, lobby cards, etc. For that reason, you may want to rent the DVD first, to make sure it's a movie you would want to own.
Anyway, still a good movie and should not be missed by Davis fans or fans of good acting, old fashioned thrillers.
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