Movie Reviews: The Yellow Wallpaper Directed By: John Clive
GENERAL INFORMATION Title: The Yellow Wallpaper Director: John Clive Country and year of production: UK, 1989 Duration: 76 minutes Screenplay: Maggie Wadey Music: Carl Davis Photography: John Hooper Main cast (lead actors): Julia Watson as Charlotte Stamford (the protagonist/narrator), Stephen Dillane (credited as Stephen Dillon) as John, and Carolyn Pickles as Jennie. GENRE Horror THE PLOT John’s wife suffers a severe nervous breakdown following a difficult childbirth. Her husband rents a country villa for her to rest, placing her on a strict "rest cure." She is forbidden from having any outside contact, reading, or writing. She is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper, barred windows, and a bed anchored to the floor (or ceiling). She begins to write. The director shows her writing with total dedication; through the cinematography and music, we enter her inner world, where writing serves as an escape—a moment of joy—until the pencil tip breaks, pulling her back ...
