The Children's Hour

1961 · 108 min · EN · NR · 7.7 (428 votes)

Dir. William Wyler · Starring Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Karen Balkin · Music Alex North

“Can an ugly rumor destroy what's beautiful?”

Drama

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

VIBE

This film feels like a suffocating cloud of judgment and misunderstanding. It's a slow, agonizing descent into despair, where the weight of rumor and societal prejudice crushes fragile lives. The atmosphere is heavy with unspoken truths and inevitable heartbreak.

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