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In William Wyler’s The Children’s Hour (1961) — adapted from Lillian Hellman’s 1934 play of the same name — a single malicious rumor sets into motion the destruction of an entire social world. On its surface, the film tells the story of two women who run a girls’ boarding school and whose lives are ruined after one of their students accuses them of having an “unnatural” relationship.… read more.