The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961 · 108 min · EN · NR · 7.7 (305 votes)
Dir. William Wyler · Starring Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Karen Balkin · Music Alex North

One simple lie destroyed everything they had.

Drama

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run the school of being in a 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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