Film1961108 min

The Children's Hour

Name: The Children's Hour
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1961
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter

Taste attributes: dramaromancegay/lesbianslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"One simple lie destroyed everything they had."

Boxlist takeA moving romantic drama that is original, grounded and intimate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 229 votes

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Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student, Mary Tilford, accuses the two young women who run the school of having a lesbian relationship.

Synopsis: TMDB