The Children's Hour
5.6
A married couple entrusts the care of their young son to a strange clown. The film focuses on the relationship between the clown and the child, to whom he reluctantly tells stories and tries to keep entertained while waiting for his fee to be paid.
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Cast
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Arturo Ripstein Director · Pedro F. Miret Writer Alexis Grivas Cinematographer
United States release November 2, 2019 · Produced in Mexico · Original title La hora de los niños
Production
Cine Independiente de México
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
La hora de los niños
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · June 23, 1969
Premiere
United States · November 2, 2019
Premiere · Museum of Modern Art, New York
Czechia
January 23, 2004 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Greece
November 24, 1997 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Mexico
June 12, 1976 · Premiere · Salón Rojo, Cineteca Nacional
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