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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Railway Children |
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Three children and their mother move to the country after their father is called away mysteriously. The mother hints that it has something to do with business, but Roberta, the oldest girl, has some suspicions that this might not be the case.
The family is reduced to relative poverty and the mother has to write stories for them to survive. Roberta and her two younger siblings, Peter and Phyllis, wander the countryside and make some friends at the railroad station. The porter, Perks, is a slightly odd but fun man. And the station master (played by Clive Russell) is slightly strict.
When the children wave at the Green Dragon train (hoping it will carry their greetings to their father), they notice a bearded old man waving to them from the back window of the train. Every time they wave, the man is there, waving back.
One day, their mother gets sick and has to stay in bed. The doctor orders several things for the mother's recovery, but they are too poor to afford them.
Desperate, Roberta appeals to the old man on the train in a letter. The supples come.
Then, at the station, a man is trying to get help, but no one understands what he's saying because he is speaking a different language. Roberta figures out he's speaking Russian, and they take him home, since their mother knows Russian.
In another kind gesture, the children round up birthday gifts from neighbors for their friend, Perks the porter.
After more adventures--like averting a likely disaster from happening and taking in a teenage boy who broke his leg--all ends well.
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--Melissa M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Railway Children |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- poverty story
Parent(s) gone?
- Dada gone
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- engineer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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