2013 Directed by James Kent
Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initially she is reluctant, as Vida is known for constantly distorting the facts of her life, Margaret soon becomes fascinated with the story of a dark childhood, a disturbing tale that leads her to finally confront the traumas of her own past.
O Décimo Terceiro Conto, A Décima Terceira História, Тринадесета приказка, Den trettonde historien, A tizenharmadik mese, Trzynasta opowieść
Well we were rather promised 'A Ghost Story at Christmas' with Mark Gatiss adaptation of MR James' The Tractate Middoth but, good though that was, tonight's chilly offering, The Thirteenth Tale (based on the novel by Diane Setterfield) trumped that entirely.
An utterly engrossing atmospheric Gothic and psychological chiller, The Thirteenth Tale pitted two glorious actresses together; Vanessa Redgrave, whose brittle frail elder stateswoman was perfect to embody the cancer ridden and mysterious writer Vida Winter, and Olivia Colman, the national treasure at the height of her powers as Margaret Lea, her inquisitive biographer summoned to the Moors to hear Vida's life story - a life story that was strange, chilling and full of twists and turns. Both gave brilliant…
sophie turner looked good in this. that one shot of her smoking was worth watching the whole hour and a half of this bore.
El año pasado me leí esta novela sobre gemelas, fantasmas y misterios familiares y como la consigna de oa semana del club era la adaptación de un misterio me decidí por esta peli.
Qué decirles, me gustó mucho la ambientación de la peli pero recontra condensaron en una hora y media una historia muy rica que quedó muy desaprovechada. Ya desde el inicio no nos dan una intro como la gente, Margaret actúa como una receptora nomás y aunque vemos que carga con su propio pasado no le dieron el contexto que tenía en la novela.
En cuanto a la historia de las gemelas... me pareció triste que se centraran más en la parte de la institutriz y resumieran de…
I only watched this whole thing because I saw sophie turner was in it, and was it worth it? yes absolutely it was. she looked so, so good with that wild red hair and those cardigans and that one scene where she was smoking.
Realmente me he tragado los 90 minutos que dura solo por Olivia Colman. Yo a eso lo llamo compromiso.
The Thirteenth Tale - "It's in the story..." There's nothing amazing about this film; it's just that every element is done really well. (A-)
It was better than i expected from the poor ratings, however, it could have been ever better if it fully committed to the creepiness, coz I enjoyed the mystery side of it and it unfolded nicely.
Pretty solid for a TV movie though.
Great TV movie. That atmosphere that just comes along with films made for TV and the like. I don't know, somehow I enjoy it and find it comforting.
But it lost me near the end.
I didn't really get the real significance of "the thirteenth tale". It didn't really impact for me, the reveal. I liked it better before. Haha
What's all this bad twin propaganda 🤭
2.5
An excellent film, well written by the great Christopher Hampton. And to have Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman acting together is a real treat.
