truth in lies

Ericka 2022-03-12 08:01:02

This is a film ahead of its time - homosexuality and lesbianism were taboo topics in the 1960s, and the film vaguely calls the relationship between Miss Dobie and Miss Wright an unnatural affair, making the townsfolk see it as a plague; The world is so powerfully opposed that one of the female protagonists finally committed suicide in shame, and the other, unable to bear the mental torture, broke up with her betrothed boyfriend.

Interestingly, Martha didn't realize that she had fallen into an incestuous love. When Karen and the doctor came out with the news of their marriage, she was jealous and scolded her companion for being selfish and unsympathetic; while the little girls who were supposed to be innocent were talking about it in private. The relationship between the two teachers is too close. I can see Karen kissing Martha gently on the cheek. Mary is like a treasure. Maybe at that time, the little heart who is eager for revenge is filled with a sense of justice that "unexpectedly" .

Compared to Martha's blunt confession - "Maybe I love you the way people said I did." Karen's orientation is vague. When the situation is critical, she is anxious to have a child with her boyfriend immediately, but when her boyfriend proposes to fly away together, But she is reluctant to be around her girlfriend, which is her true opinion?

Pandora's Box was opened by Mary herself, but in whose eyes, two normally low-key women suddenly turned into demons? If the Mrs. Tilfords knew that Mary's lie contained the truth that the world could not tolerate, would they still be uneasy about it?







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  • Michelle 2022-03-19 09:01:11

    Even if the girl bends herself to commit suicide, she still faces a splendid life. Cherish life and stay away from straight girls

  • Leonard 2022-03-12 08:01:02

    Good movie, even if it's already been spoiled. Having survived the judgment of public opinion, the male gaze was finally driven to death by the internalized prejudice. Self-identity is really the capital to fight against the world. Said to go for a walk together, but in the end there was only a scene of each person walking alone, which was very dramatic. The scene where Karen persuaded Joe to leave was a blast. Set up an absolutely evil character, no matter how good the actor is, it's hard to say the character is good. . However, the Children's Hour?

The Children's Hour quotes

  • 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?