It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Due to the various censorship codes that Hollywood adopted to please religious activists, it went from showing films with two men dancing to violin (one of the earliest American films), Tarzan swimming briefly with a naked man, and even the cheesy camp The Search for Beauty which showed men's bare backsides in a locker room briefly and the muscular protagonist (who undresses inside of a towel like one of today's New Prudery locker room wimps) being glanced at while showering (in a low stall) by a young man who smiles a lot after that. None of that is particularly offensive or egregious, in terms of sexual content. But, even hints at homoeroticism were far too much for the morally superior crusaders.That Search of Beauty picture can, of course, hide behind the curtain of Eugenics (more popular in the US than in Europe, arguably, at the time). It has the big floor show that was a fad at the time, as seen in Stalin's favorite film, so it wasn't as cheesy to period audiences. However, the small amount of homoeroticism in this American film was enough to raise the ire of crusaders and Hollywood responded by preempting their attempt at pushing a censorship code by adopting their own. (Ironically, that Stalin favorite propagandizes in favor of the Soviets by opposing American racism. There was absolutely no trace of homoeroticism or appreciation of the male body anywhere in it. But, it has the elaborate '30s floor show.)The point was that the common notion in the viewing public that Hollywood always had "a vendetta against them" as JL Mankiewicz put it, is not true in the big picture. Unfortunately, though, the early years where that vendetta was largely lacking (including in Russia where people like Eisenstein were tremendously influential, despite obvious homoerotic overtones in their films) turned into a very long history of heterosexism and homophobia.That vendetta basically was throwing gays under the bus to grease the profit wheels of the industry. In Russia, it was part of the Stalinist chilling effect on freedom, liberty, and all that — under the familiar guise of family friendliness. That chill has never left.This film's loathsome over-the-top homophobia and heterosexism should be seen by film school students as a case study in how not to turn your film into a soap opera pretending to be depth. Sociology and Social Psychology students might be interested in the artificiality of the script, particularly the extremely over-the-top crying confessional scene between the two women. It's the film equivalent of putting a bar of soap into the viewer's mouth or dragging a puppy through its excrement. But, I suppose a heterosexual viewer might feel better about it. After all, they're not the ones being preached about — how it's necessary for society that they kill themselves over some brat and a bunch of bored and boring busybodies.Pass on this one. You'll find out all you need to know about it if you watch The Celluloid Closet, which documents the corrosive effects of the Hayes Code and other semi-voluntary policies adopted by Hollywood. That film is much more worth one's time (as is the book).Gays, as is so often true, are the canaries in the coal mine of politics. We're easy, soft, targets.

I know, as a long time teacher, that a charge against one of us doesn't have to have a grain of truth to it. While children should always be listened to, it is a fact that they can get into situations where they can't escape gracefully, and they will flat out lie. In this one, a girl who has had experience reading about things that society considers "sordid," uses her little bit of knowledge to start rumors about a couple of teacher in a girls' school. For all practical purposes, she ruins their lives and their careers. Even though there is an admission by one at some point, the die is cast. There is no turning back, even though the adults find out this is a falsehood. This might be a good movie for more people to see.

rumor. suspicion. and hostility.admirable performances. and the pressure of lie who obtains the appearance of truth. the great good point - remind the force of prejudice. than - realistic portrait of social cruelty. the atmosphere of play who gives realism to ambiguity of situation. the doubts and the final verdict. its gift - the science to explore each detail. the splendid collaboration of Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLain . and the message of play who becomes too profound because it reflects not only the atmosphere of school, the childhood as argument for the Emperor of Flies, the fragility of love, the darkness of solitude but the stigma who ruins lives. the isolation. and the circle of the last scene. a film for reflection. about fundamental aspects of contemporary society. about the easy manner to hurt. about the forms of deep cruelty. must see it.

The Children's HourThe best way to keep your lesbian relationship secret is by telling everyone you're sisters.The lovers in this drama, however, choose to deny their passions outright.When a spiteful private school student spreads rumors that her teachers, Martha (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen (Audrey Hepburn), are lesbians, she puts Karen's engagement to Joe (James Garner) as well as both women's careers in jeopardy.As the validity of the allegations is scrutinized by the faculty so too do both women explore their own feelings for each other. But the shame for one is too much to bear.One of the first, and few, Hollywood movies to discuss homosexuality, this 1961 film adaptation of the infamous play is a well-acted think piece that cunningly expounds on the dangers of gossip.Besides, the best way to tell if a female teacher is a possible lesbian is by having them teach a gym class.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca