ද චිල්රන්ස් හවර් (චිත්‍රපටිය)

The Children's Hour ("ද ඡීල්ඩ්‍රන්ස් අවර්" සිඞ්හල: "ලමයින් ගෙ පැය") 1961යේ, විලියම් වයිලර් විසින් අද්‍යක්‍ෂනේ කරන ලද ඇමරිකානු නාට්‍ය-ඡිත්‍ර-පටිය කි. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes is based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman. The film starred Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner.

මෙම ඡිත්‍ර-පටිය The Loudest Whisper ලෙස එක්සත් රාජදානියේ ~, වයිලර් විසින් අද්‍යක්‍ෂනේ කරන ලද These Three ඡිත්‍ර-පටියේ ~ කි.

Plot
පරණ විෂ්‍ය-විද්‍යාල මිතුරියන්, මාර්ත දෝලි (Shirley MacLaine) සහ කැරන් රයිට් (Audrey Hepburn) නිව් ඉංග්ලන්ඩ් වල නව පෞද්‍ගලික බාලිකාවක් ආරම්භ කරයි. Martha's Aunt Lily (Miriam Hopkins), an aging actress, lives with the two of them and teaches elocution. After two years of engagement to Joe Cardin (ජේම්ස් ගාර්නර්), a reputable OB/GYN, Karen finally agrees to set a wedding date. Joe is related to wealthy Amelia Tilford (Fay Bainter), whose granddaughter Mary (Karen Balkin) is a student at the school. Mary is a spoiled, conniving child who often bullies her classmates, particularly Rosalie Wells (Veronica Cartwright), whom she blackmails when she discovers her stealing another student's bracelet. 

When Mary is caught in a lie, Karen punishes her by refusing to let her attend the weekend's boat races. Furious, the young girl exacts her revenge by inventing a story about Martha and Karen being involved in a lesbian relationship, a tale based on fragments of a quarrel Mary's roommates accidentally overheard. She tells her grandmother she observed the two women kissing each other, and the woman immediately informs the other parents, who rapidly withdraw their daughters from the school, leaving Karen and Martha mystified about the sudden exodus. When one father finally explains what is happening, Karen angrily confronts Mrs. Tilford, together with Joe and Martha. Mary repeats her story and coerces Rosalie into corroborating the lie. The two women sue Mrs. Tilford for libel and slander but lose their case.

කට-කතාව මාධ්‍යය විසින් ~ කිරීමට පසුව, ගුරුවරියන් දෙදෙනාගේ ඡරිත විනාෂ විය. ජෝ පමණක් දෙදෙනා සමග සබන්‍ධතා පවත්වයි.
When the story is circulated by the local media, the reputation of the two teachers is destroyed. Only Joe keeps in contact with them, and he offers to take them away and start a new life. However, his trust in Karen is shaken, and he asks her if the rumors are true. In the ensuing quarrel, Karen ends their engagement, claiming she needs time to think everything over. මාර්ත් ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාගේ සම්බන්‍ධයේ බිඳිම පළිබඳ දැනගැනීමට පසුව, ඇය When Martha learns about the break-up, she confesses she always had felt more than friendship for Karen and, upon hearing the false accusation, she finally realized she loves her. 

Rosalie's mother (Sally Brophy) discovers a cache of stolen items, including the bracelet Mary used to blackmail her, among her daughter's belongings, and the two girls are questioned. Mrs. Tilford learns that the story was a fabrication and visits the two teachers. She apologizes for her actions and assures them if the court case is reopened, they not only will be cleared of all charges but will be well-compensated for the trouble she caused. Feeling the damage to their lives cannot be undone, Karen refuses to accept the apology.

Afterwards, she briefly talks to Martha about their future, and suggests going somewhere far away to start a new life together. Martha tells Karen she would rather talk about it in the morning and Karen leaves the house to take a walk. In her absence, Martha hangs herself. At her funeral, Karen walks away alone, while Joe watches her from the distance.

Cast
 ශර්ලි මැක්-ලෙන් මා(ර්)ථ දෝබී ලෙස
 ඕඩ්‍රි හෙප්බර්න් කැරන් රයිට ලෙස
 James Garner as Dr. Joe Cardin
 Miriam Hopkins as Lily Mortar 
 Fay Bainter as Amelia Tilford
 Karen Balkin as Mary Tilford
 Veronica Cartwright as Rosalie Wells
 Mimi Gibson as Evelyn 
 William Mims as Mr. Burton 
 Sally Brophy as Rosalie's mother
 Hope Summers as Agatha

Production
Lillian Hellman's play was inspired by the true story of two Scottish school teachers whose lives were destroyed when one of their students accused them of engaging in a lesbian relationship. At the time, the mention of homosexuality on stage was illegal in New York State, but authorities chose to overlook its subject matter when the Broadway production was acclaimed by the critics. 

Because the Hays Code in effect at the time would never permit a film to focus on or even hint at lesbianism, Samuel Goldwyn was the only producer interested in purchasing the rights. He signed Hellman to adapt her play for the screen, and the playwright changed the lie about the two school teachers being lovers into a rumor that one of them had slept with the other's fiancé. Because the Production Code refused to allow Goldman to use the play's original title, it was changed to The Lie, and then These Three.

By the time Wyler was ready to film the remake, the Hays Code had been liberalized to allow  screenwriter John Michael Hayes to discreetly restore the suggestion of lesbianism without blatantly referring to it. Aside from having Martha hang rather than shoot herself as she had in the play, he remained faithful to Hellman's work, retaining substantial portions of her dialogue.

In the 1996 documentary film The Celluloid Closet, Shirley MacLaine said she and Audrey Hepburn never talked about their characters' alleged homosexuality. She also claimed Wyler cut some scenes hinting at her character's love for Hepburn because of concerns about critical reaction to the film.

The film was James Garner's first after suing Warner Bros. to win his release from the television series Maverick. Wyler broke an unofficial blacklist of the actor by casting him, and Garner steadily appeared in films and television shows over the following decades.

Miriam Hopkins, who portrays Lily Mortar in the remake, appeared as Martha in These Three.

The film's location shooting was done at the historic Shadow Ranch, in present day West Hills of the western San Fernando Valley.

Critical reception
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times observed, 

Variety said, "Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine . . . beautifully complement each other. Hepburn's soft sensitivity, marvelous projection and emotional understatement result in a memorable portrayal. MacLaine's enactment is almost equally rich in depth and substance."

TV Guide rated the film 3½ out of four stars, adding "The performances range from adequate (Balkin's) to exquisite (MacLaine's)."

Nominations
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Fay Bainter)
Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Cinematography (Franz Planer)  
Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Costume Design (Dorothy Jeakins)
Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Art Direction (Fernando Carrere and Edward G. Boyle)
Academy Award for Best Sound (Gordon E. Sawyer)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (Shirley Maclaine)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Fay Bainter)
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film

References

External links
 
 
 
 
 James Garner interview at the Archive of American Television 

1961 චිත්‍රපට
1960s drama films
American drama films
Films based on plays
American LGBT-related films
Lesbian-related films
Film remakes
Black-and-white films
Films directed by William Wyler
Films shot in Los Angeles, California
United Artists films
Films about educators