The Mystery of the Lake

The film, based on the novel "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, tells of mysterious incidents in a villa located on an island in the middle of a lake. Teresa is sent to the villa to educate Milo and Flora, two orphaned children entrusted to Elia, rude man. But upon her arrival, a bereavement upsets throughout her stay: the suicide of the former educator of the children, Eleonora Petri, whose body is found a few days later on the banks of the lake. From then on, Teresa will have strange dreams every night and assist in mysterious apparitions. The various events will bring Teresa to protect the two children and try to discover the mysteries and secrets surrounding the villa and involving all its guests.

Director

Marco Serafini

Written by

Fabrizio Cestaro, Marco Alessi, Riccardo Mazza, Stefano Piani

Cinematographers

Daniele Massaccesi, Patrizio Patrizi

Editor

Claudio Di Mauro

Studios

RTI - Reti Televisive Italiane, Leader Cinematografica

Origin country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

it

TMDB

6.2/10 (6 votes)

IMDb

4.4/10 (45 votes)