The Children's Hour (1961) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • The whole film revolves around a rumor regarding a lesbian affair between the main characters.
  • Two characters passionately kiss in two different scenes.

Violence & Gore

  • Moderate bullying - Mary has several scenes where she torments her classmates either physically or psychologically.
  • Joe spanks Mary in one scene, causing her to cry.
  • A character commits suicide; we see the shadow of a rope hanging across a room, and the shocked reaction from the person who discovers what happened.

Profanity

  • Brief mild language - One "hell" and two "damn"s

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Alcohol: Infrequent social.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The main object of the films deals with sexual situations and woman being accused that they're lesbians. The historically accurate depiction of hateful attitudes toward LGBTQ persons may now (2021) distress many viewers.
  • Some of the argument scenes are very heated.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A woman commits suicide by hanging herself. Her corpse isn't really shown just seen in a shadow, she is later seen in a casket. A Very upsetting scene.

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