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Actors: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Child is Waiting |
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Ms. Jean Hansen is a fomer music teacher who'd recently took a position at the state instution for mentally disabled children. Hansen, seeing the children have some type of disorder feels hugely sympathetic towards them and treats the kids in the most nuturing, motherly and loving way that any child can ever have.
But Dr. Ben Clark, head of the institution takes notice of Hansen bringing so much ease to the children. Not that he does not mind it, but Dr. Clark also strongly believes that disabled children should learn to be education, discipline and be handled firmly, than showered them with smothered love. Clark's opinion is that orthe kids would grow up believing the world must be sorry for them because their disavantages. Hansen does not approved of Clark strict and bold ways as it seems too unemotional for her.
Meanwhile Hansen creates a special bond with one her students, 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who been neglected by his parents that takes refusal to be part of their son's life. Ms. Hansen wants to reunite son and mother together so Mrs. Widdicombe accepts her son forwho he are. Mrs. Widdicomebe thinks otherwise and believes her son will suffered greatly at the sight of seeing her once again. This is proven when the mother drives off and Rueben just break down in tears. Regretting what she'd done, Hansen asked to be resigned yet suprisingly Dr. Clark keeps her as the teacher, as he feels she plays a vital role in each of the children lives.
--Alicia M. , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Child is Waiting |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- mental patient
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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