The Children (1990) — drama film. Directed by Tony Palmer. Starring Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak, Geraldine Chaplin, Siri Neal. This page maps 10 characters and 8 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A cinematic adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel that achieves critical praise but ultimately fails to reach audiences due to production disputes.
Drama · 4.9/10 · 88 min · 1990
After years working in Brazil, middle-aged engineer Martin Boyner returns to Switzerland to marry his longtime friend, the recently widowed Rose Sellars. En route, he encounters an old acquaintance and soon finds himself entranced by and then caring for her seven emotionally abandoned children. The oldest girl, Judith, quickly beguiles Martin with her unsettling blend of innocence and maturity. And suddenly Martin's orderly blueprint for the future is thrown into disarray as Judith's youth and spirit transform his routine life into a dangerously passionate new equation.
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