Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in The Children's Hour (1961) - hero image — Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in The Children's Hour (1961)

Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in The Children's Hour (1961) - hero image — Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in The Children's Hour (1961)

Cinemaniacs presents

The Children's Hour

featuring a lecture by Lee Gambin

William Wyler | USA | 1961 | Unclassified (15+)

Screening & talk

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Lillian Hellman’s tragic play comes to life for the silver screen and showcases one of the most heartbreaking performances put to film by Shirley MacLaine. A child’s lie (or is it?) destroys the lives of two respectable young women in this breathtaking tear jerker.

This session includes a lecture by Lee Gambin on lesbian representation in cinema of the 1920s–60s.

Format: DCP

Language: English

Source: The Mirisch Company, MGM Company

Duration: 108 mins

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Full

$25

Concession

$23

ACMI Member

$20

Duration

108 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

Where

Cinema 2, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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