Benjamin Britten the apex of his reputation: it was almost universally hailed as a masterpiece." Shostakovich told Rostropovich that he believed it to be "the greatest work of the twentieth century". In 1967 the BBC commissioned Britten to write an opera specially for television. "Owen Wingrave" was based, like "The Turn of the Screw", on a ghost story by Henry James. By the 1960s Britten found composition much slower than in his prolific youth; he told the 28-year-old composer Nicholas Maw, "Get as much done now as you can, because it gets much, much more difficult as you grow older." He did
The Others (2001 film) too confident that style can substitute for substance." Although the film deals primarily with the spiritual interaction of ghosts with each other rather than with living humans, William Skidelsky of "The Observer" has suggested that it was inspired by the 1898 novella "The Turn of the Screw" written by Henry James. The Others (2001 film) The Others () is a 2001 horror film. It was written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan. The film is partly based on "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. The film won eight Goya Awards, including