Underplayed Gems

The Children (1990)

The Children poster
Directed by
Tony Palmer
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A quiet English couple adopt two orphaned children but face tragedy when one child dies. The surviving child struggles with grief and the couple's relationship unravels under the strain.

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What happens

The Children is a 1990 British–German drama film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak and Britt Ekland. It is based on the 1928 novel by Edith Wharton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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