The Summer of Miss Forbes (1989)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 3, 1989Release Date
The Summer of Miss Forbes (1989)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 3, 1989Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Mrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are away. She is authoritarian and repressive, so the children plan to murder her. But when they spy on her during the night, they discover Mrs. Forbes' secret.
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Cast & Crew.
Hanna Schygulla
Institutriz
Francisco Gattorno
Aquiles
Alexis Castanares
Sandro
Fernando Balzaretti
Eduardo
Víctor César Villalobos
Mauricio
Yuriria Munguía
Cocinera
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Director
Roberto Perdomo
Mulato
Details.
Release DateMarch 3, 1989
Original NameEl verano de la señora Forbes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
Wiki.
The Summer of Miss Forbes (Spanish: El verano de la señora Forbes) is a 1988 Mexican film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, starring Hanna Schygulla and Francisco Gattorno. It is based on a short story written by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez in 1976 and published in 1992 as part of his collection of short stories titled Doce Cuentos Peregrinos (Strange Pilgrims).
The plot follows the title character, a German governess hired to look after two unruly boys whose parents have taken a six-week vacation. By day, Miss Forbes runs the household with oppressive discipline but at night she displays a behavior more troubling than the one shown by the children who resist her authority.