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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 388255" data-attributes="member: 8">Tonight was a &quot;schoolkids in trouble&quot; double feature.THE WINSLOW BOY (1948)[ATTACH=full]51028[/ATTACH]The alleged forgery and theft by young naval student Ronnie Winslow becomes the cataclysm in a nationwide sensation about fighting the double standard juridical system. To disagree with the navy means to disagree with the Crown, something that needs to be prevented at all costs in order to keep the system work.Ronnie maintains his innocence and his father decides to settle the matter. This becomes a long, uphill battle that puts a lot of strain on the family - financially, physically and emotionally.I find it a very interesting story and the film has lots of witty and sarcastic dialogue. It features a marriage proposal that can only happen in a British film.I don&#039;t mind that the courtroom climax happened off-screen, but since the verdict in favour of Boy Winslow was so specifically mentioned I really wanted to know why and how they reached that verdict.But the serious downside of the film is the only character who&#039;s allowed to let her emotions run wild, maid Violet, and she does it in a way that reminded me why I decided not to watch Upstairs Downstairs.THE CHILDREN&#039;S HOUR (1961)[ATTACH=full]51029[/ATTACH]What happens when you put closeted lesbianism and BAD SEED Rhoda Penmark&#039;s little bitch cousin in the same film? Big, BIG drama.I love it, love it, love it. It&#039;s just so wonderful to see how the truth and the lie meet each other in the last part of the film. It&#039;s pleasantly confusing because it raises all kinds of questions. Was it meant to end that way, regardless of the lie? Was the lie an unintentional good thing, despite its tragic ending?It&#039;s also interesting that it was released in the same year as Dirk Bogarde&#039;s VICTIM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 388255, member: 8"] Tonight was a "schoolkids in trouble" double feature. THE WINSLOW BOY (1948) [ATTACH type="full"]51028[/ATTACH] The alleged forgery and theft by young naval student Ronnie Winslow becomes the cataclysm in a nationwide sensation about fighting the double standard juridical system. To disagree with the navy means to disagree with the Crown, something that needs to be prevented at all costs in order to keep the system work. Ronnie maintains his innocence and his father decides to settle the matter. This becomes a long, uphill battle that puts a lot of strain on the family - financially, physically and emotionally. I find it a very interesting story and the film has lots of witty and sarcastic dialogue. It features a marriage proposal that can only happen in a British film. I don't mind that the courtroom climax happened off-screen, but since the verdict in favour of Boy Winslow was so specifically mentioned I really wanted to know why and how they reached that verdict. But the serious downside of the film is the only character who's allowed to let her emotions run wild, maid Violet, and she does it in a way that reminded me why I decided not to watch Upstairs Downstairs. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (1961) [ATTACH type="full"]51029[/ATTACH] What happens when you put closeted lesbianism and BAD SEED Rhoda Penmark's little bitch cousin in the same film? Big, BIG drama. I love it, love it, love it. It's just so wonderful to see how the truth and the lie meet each other in the last part of the film. It's pleasantly confusing because it raises all kinds of questions. Was it meant to end that way, regardless of the lie? Was the lie an unintentional good thing, despite its tragic ending? It's also interesting that it was released in the same year as Dirk Bogarde's VICTIM. [/QUOTE]

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