A Story of Children and Film

A Story of Children and Film

A celebration of childhood and cinema

Directed by Mark Cousins

2013105 min7.1 / 10

A thoughtful, visually rich documentary essay celebrating how cinema has portrayed childhood across cultures and decades.

A meticulous essay on the presence and representation of children in the history of cinema, in which cinematographies from all over the world are analyzed.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Story of Children and Film scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is A Story of Children and Film violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Story of Children and Film easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does A Story of Children and Film end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is A Story of Children and Film sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

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Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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