Child's Play 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Ron Weyand, Charles White, David Rounds, Kate Harrington, Jamie Alexander, Bryant Fraser, Mark Hall Haefeli, Brian Chapin, Tom Leopold, Julius Lo Iacono, Christopher Man, Paul O'Keefe
Based on Robert Marasco's play, this psychological drama is about a new teacher, Paul Reis (Beau Bridges), who observes violence among his students' activities at a Catholic boarding school. He suspects that teachers Jerome Malley (James Mason) and Joseph Dobbs (Robert Preston), who rival each other for position, are behind the violence. The school's headmaster, Father Mozian (Ron Weyand), blames Malley who, in turn, is so upset by the accusation that he commits suicide. Reis learns that it is Dobbs who has encouraged the students' violent behavior and confronts him. Meanwhile, the students in the next room overhear the conversation between Reis and Dobbs, and after Reis leaves the room, they appear with clenched fists to deal with Dobbs.
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Rachel, Rachel 1968  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parsons, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Moffat, Bernard Barrow, Terry Kiser, Franco Corsaro, Nell Potts, Shawn Campbell, Violet Dunn, Beatrice Pons, Dortha Duckworth, Simm Landres
Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher who has been living under the influence of her strong mother (Kate Harrington). Rachel attends a religious revival meeting with her friend Calla (Estelle Parsons) and is swept up in the fervor of the preacher (Terry Kiser). Then, a friend from her childhood, Nick Kazlik (James Olson), appears on the scene, and romance blooms. Rachel thinks that she is pregnant, but it turns out not to be so. But, as a result of her experiences, Rachel changes her outlook and sets out to begin living a meaningful life. This film marks Paul Newman's directorial debut. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actress (Woodward), Supporting Actress (Parsons) and Writing.
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