The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

  • Director: William Wyler
  • Writer: Lillian Hellman,John Michael Hayes
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 19, 1961
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Infamous!
  • "The Childrens Hour" is a romantic film directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn , Shirley MacLaine and James Garner . It was released in the United States on December 19, 1961.
    The film tells the story of two headmistresses, Karen and Martha, who were maliciously slandered as gay by their students   .

    Details

    • Release date December 19, 1961
    • Filming locations Shadow Ranch, Vanowen Street, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies The Mirisch Corporation

    Box office

    Budget

    $3,600,000 (estimated)

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    • By Michele 2022-03-16 09:01:09

      An unwritten short comment/a shallow Lacanian analysis

      1. Martha is a lesbian who refuses to wake up, in the social environment of the time, only "sleeping" can make it forget the call of death (but, we see at the end, she can't sleep, literally). Before, this affection was only lurking in the unconscious layer, or in the mirror stage/imaginary world, Karen seems to be regarded as a kind of mirror image of Martha, the image of the ideal woman in his mind, which is a mixture of his love and narcissism, It's self-contained, one-person, unrequited...

    • By Annabell 2022-03-14 14:12:31

      Double resentment? double love

      Recently, the commentary of horror movies has seen more and I thought it was a horror movie such as "Orphan's Resentment". Goodbye to "Hepburn" and even clicked into this black and white film without hesitation.

      Stunning acting skills + Shuang Shu's beautiful faces perfectly show the classic masterpieces made by the films of the 1960s

      What is the fear of people's words What is the human heart is not ancient, religious, ignorant, education, ignorance, trust, suspicion, love,...

    • By Rosella 2022-03-12 08:01:02

      subtle female emotions

      Works involving homosexual themes in the 1960s At that time, homosexuality was a sharp and sensitive topic in society. The
       
      director expressed such feelings implicitly and implicitly. The secret love and confusion of one party were expressed in the
       
      final confession. It was a touching confession of the true self, but in the context of condemnation, it was
      destined not to be. The tragedy
      ended and the other heroine walked on a path with a heartache. . . ....

    • By Valentina 2022-03-12 08:01:02

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      The consequences of the bastard child Mary's nonsense: Joseph (Karen's fiancé played by Hepburn) leaves (Joseph's departure is Karen's choice because Joseph had doubts, so there will be shadows in their hearts anyway in the future More important It's that if Joseph marries her he'll have to get out of here Karen doesn't want Joseph to give up so much for her); Martha (McLean) commits suicide (Mary's nonsense is actually a fact for Martha she loves Karen but Karen is not gay and by this time...

    • By Sylvan 2022-03-12 08:01:02

      'Double Grudge': The Pioneering Gay Film

      Many people know about "Roman Holiday", but they don't know that Hepburn and the film's director, William Wyler, have also collaborated on a film, which is 1961's "Double Resentment". This is the most serious gay movie I've ever seen. The film does not have any erotic color, but it is very dignified.

      The place where the story takes place is an innocent girls' school, even the title of the film is "The Children's Hour", and the key character driving the story is a girl named Martha....

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    • By Garland 2023-07-25 02:07:18

      See how the seniors got...

    • By Rosella 2022-12-01 21:10:54

      It's very similar to "Hunting", Tong Yan Wuji, three people become tigers. The film in the early 1960s was almost ten years away from the Stonewall Riots. This film was absolutely pioneering at the time. When I saw the heroine in it talking about sick and dirty, I felt how necessary the long-term LGBT movement was. Ah yes, this director is also the director of Roman...

    • By Marcellus 2022-11-29 19:31:34

      I didn't see any beautiful ones....

    • By Camden 2022-11-10 10:08:03

      It's like the combination of "Orphans" and "Boys Don't Cry", I'm very upset... Shirley is doing well in that era's films about the same sex, the lines are so...

    • By Lottie 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Love is the hands that want to touch and retract, she watches her lover's back until she leaves, in a dream of love that will never come...

    Movie plot

    A piece of land far away from the dust collector, green grass is like bacteria, and the sky is infinite. This is a private girls' school and a party is being held. The two headmistresses, Karen ( Audrey Hepburn ) and Martha ( Shirley MacLaine ) , have been close friends since middle school. After a busy day, they are ready to rest. Karen already has a fiancé, the handsome Doctor Cardin ( James Garner ) , who often visits Karen and...
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    In the simple characters and environment settings, the audience sees acute social problems and tangled love stories. Martha's intimacy with Karen was first laid out in the film. Director William Wyler also took care of many details. The issues reflected in the film point sharply at Catholic conservatives in the United States. In the 1960s, such an issue seemed quite brave. In order to achieve a satirical effect, the creator of the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Mrs. Lily Mortar: Any day that he's in the house is a bad day. You can't stand them being together and you're taking out on me. You've always had a jealous, possessive nature even as a child. If you had a friend, you'd be upset if she liked anybody else. And that's what's happening now. And it's unnatural. It's just as unnatural as it can be.

    • Mrs. Lily Mortar: [about Mary] Oh, what happened? Did she fall?

      Karen: No, I was disciplining her.

      Mrs. Lily Mortar: And you finally hit her?

    • Dr. Joe Cardin: We can't go on like this. Everything I say is made to mean something else!

      Karen: I guess every word has a new meaning. Child, love, friend, woman. There aren't many safe words anymore. Even 'marriage' doesn't have the same meaning anymore.

      Dr. Joe Cardin: It does to me, and it should to you, if

      [he pauses]

      Karen: If what?