Children

1976
47m

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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.

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7.2/10

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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".