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Children

  • 19761976
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
451
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Children (1976)
ShortDrama
A man with a boring lonely life remembers his childhood of bullying, Catholic school, and the death of his abusive father from illness.A man with a boring lonely life remembers his childhood of bullying, Catholic school, and the death of his abusive father from illness.A man with a boring lonely life remembers his childhood of bullying, Catholic school, and the death of his abusive father from illness.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
451
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
78,824
4,980
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    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writer
      • Terence Davies
    • Stars
      • Phillip Mawdsley
      • Nick Stringer
      • Valerie Lilley
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writer
      • Terence Davies
    • Stars
      • Phillip Mawdsley
      • Nick Stringer
      • Valerie Lilley
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    • 1User review
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Phillip Mawdsley
    • Robert Tucker (as a boy)
    Nick Stringer
    Nick Stringer
    • Robert's Father
    Valerie Lilley
    Valerie Lilley
    • Robert's Mother
    • (as Val Lilley)
    Robin Hooper
    Robin Hooper
    • Robert (as a young man)
    Colin Hignett
    • Bully
    Robin Bowen
    • Bully 2
    Harry Wright
    • First Teacher
    Phillip Joseph
    • Second Teacher
    Trevor Eve
    Trevor Eve
    • Man In Shower
    Linda Beckett
    • Neighbour
    Bill Maxwell
    Bill Maxwell
    Elizabeth Estensen
    • Nurse
    Malcolm Hughes
    • Man In Bedroom
    Kate Fahy
    Kate Fahy
    • Neighbour
    • (as Katherine Fahey)
    Marjorie Rowlandson
    • Neighbour
    Ann Kiesler
    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writer
      • Terence Davies
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Connections
      Edited into The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983)
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Peggy Lee

    User reviews1

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    4/10
    Poorly paced, technically iffy, and thematically splotchy
    "Children", available as part of Terence Davies Trilogy along with "Madonna & Child" and "Death & Transfiguration", is part one in the tale of Robert Tucker. Told in an artistic flashback style in ever fashionable black & white, Davies manages to confound the conventions of plot structure. Luckily, the summary on the video box let's you know that the story is told in flashbacks to Robert Tucker's childhood. Davies does do a good job of keeping the film's look undated. The only obvious clue to the film's time-frame is the ridiculous trousers worn by young adult Robert Tucker. As the viewer watches them flap in the breeze, it is clearly 1976. One highlight that may not appeal to everyone is an interesting shower scene at a swimming pool. The long shot followed by several medium shots gives a feeling of isolation. If you have a good eye, you will recognize a young Trevor Eve in a non speaking role as the "Man in Shower".
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    • Apr 17, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Дети
    • Production company
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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