Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

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Country: UK
Genres: Crime, Drama
Release: 1964-11-05
Director: Bryan Forbes
Writers: Mark McShane , Bryan Forbes
Language: English
Stars: Kim Stanley , Richard Attenborough (1923–2014) , Margaret Lacey , Marie Burke , Maria Kazan , Lionel Gamlin , Marian Spencer , Godfrey James , Judith Donner , Ronald Hines
Runtime: 115 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 5 nominations total
AKA: Ventimila sterline per Amanda (Italy) , Séance on a Wet Afternoon (United Kingdom) , Al filo del abismo (Argentina) , 雨の午後の降霊祭 (Japan) , Seance on a Wet Afternoon (Canada) , Seans w deszczowe popołudnie (Poland) , Seance on a Wet Afternoon (Canada) , Bag lukkede skodder (Denmark) , Seance on a Wet Afternoon (United States of America) , Seance on a Wet Afternoon , Seance on a Wet Afternoon (Australia) , Skuggan av ett mord (Sweden) , Farsa Diabólica (Brazil) , Lukittujen ovien takana (Finland) , Le rideau de brume (France, French Republic) , Spiritism intr-o după-amiază ploioasă (Romania) , Seanse om ettermiddagen (Norway) , Сеанс дождливым вечером , Plan siniestro (Spain) , An einem trüben Nachmittag , Seance on a Wet Afternoon (United Kingdom) , Seansa jednog kišnog popodneva
Plot: Myra and Billy Savage are a married couple living in London. Myra works as a medium, who holds weekly meetings, séances, for a regular group of customers, while Billy supports her in these ventures, as he does not otherwise work, due to his asthma. "Arthur" is her spirit guide, who was their stillborn son. Myra is the dominant in the couple, Billy, the weak-minded follower. Myra, with Billy's support, devises a scheme to raise her public prominence as a medium: kidnap Amanda Clayton, the young daughter of a wealthy couple, and using her psychic powers provide information to the Claytons and the police of Amanda and the requested ransom money's whereabouts. Myra and Billy view this scheme as a victimless crime, if a crime at all, as they don't plan on harming Amanda, and they are returning the requested ransom. To carry out the scheme successfully, they will have to: kidnap Amanda; convince Amanda that her temporary captivity is not out of the ordinary, while having her not be able to identify them; insert Myra into the case of Amanda's kidnapping, her information which will be the key to finding Amanda and the money; and return Amanda and the money without having either traced back to them. Beyond these logistics, Myra and Billy themselves will factor into how the plan works. Myra may have either conscious or subconscious thoughts on what she wants to do, in her belief that she truly does have the power.
IMDB:tt0058557