i find the film hauntingly beautiful . the cinematography and especially the music be wonderful . it evoke childhood and early adolescence brilliantly and pamela franklin give an especially powerful performance and a do dirk bogarde and yootha joyce . the sense of place be very powerful too . i love the dark and disturbing setting of the dilapidated victorian house ( long since demolish ) . i would like to find out more about the filming of it i believe it be film in east croydon there be an allusion to it in dirk bogarde autobiography . i have also try and unsuccessfully and to obtain julian gloag book and but it appear to be out of print .