Thursday's Children
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"Thursday's Children" is a 1954 British short documentary film about the education of deaf children, co-directed by Lindsay Anderson and acclaimed for its sensitive, observational style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thursday's Children canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British documentary film
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short documentary film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA Special Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Walter Lassally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Guy Brenton
NERFINISHED
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Lindsay Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | subject to standard copyright ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
classroom instruction for deaf pupils
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daily life of deaf schoolchildren ⓘ |
| director |
Guy Brenton
NERFINISHED
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Lindsay Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Guy Brenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalFocus | methods of teaching speech to deaf children ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Royal School for the Deaf, Margate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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educational film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| hasFilmmakingStyle |
observational documentary
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poetic documentary ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post-war British education system ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
deaf children
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sign language ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood and learning
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communication and language acquisition ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | nonfiction film ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
deaf education
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education of deaf children ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of oralist methods in deaf education
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sensitive observational style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Free Cinema movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysInstitution | Royal School for the Deaf, Margate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | British Film Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | World Wide Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| runningTime | about 23 minutes ⓘ |
| sound | monophonic ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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