The Children (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.
- Released
- 1990-05-18
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tony Palmer, Timberlake Wertenbaker
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as Martin Boyne
- Kim Novak as Rose Sellars
- Karen Black as Sybil Lullmer
- Geraldine Chaplin as Joyce Wheater
- Britt Ekland as Zinnia Wrench
- Rupert Graves as Gerald Ormerod
- Marie Helvin as The Princess
- Rosemary Leach as Scopy
- Terence Rigby as The Duke of Mendip
- Donald Sinden as Lord Wrench
- Robert Stephens as Azariah Dobree
- Joe Don Baker as Cliffe Wheater