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CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THE CINEMA
Reads about two 'crime-books' a week, nothing else. No ideas about vocation — perhaps art.
General. Rather shy and awkward, fiddled about uncomfortably at beginning of interview. Very fond of P. who, though two months younger, is more sure of herself and more definite in opinions expressed.
Cinema. Reads critics in News of the World and Pictorial to get some idea about the film, also asks people. They usually go every Saturday afternoon, twice a week in the summer.
T know it shouldn't be, but I usually go to a film for the stars.' Liked As Ton Like It, would like to see Henry V but doesn't think P. will like to see it.
Definitely dislikes unhappy endings — Till We Meet Again not liked because of it; cannot remember three other films recently seen, in spite of being asked two or three times. Would sooner go to the 'lighter' type of film. (But see her essay.)
'The only thing I notice at the beginning of a film, when the names of the people who made it are shown, is the costume designer.' Remembers fairly well different dresses that struck her — e.g. Deanna Durbin's 'Hungarian' evening dress in His Butler's Sister, Ginger Rogers' playsuits, etc.
Likes films about people; one of few war films liked was Dr. Wassell, 'because it's about a person — there always seem to be crowds in the others'.
Liked This Happy Breed, because it reminded her of people and situations in own life. 'My father and brother used to have rows, too, but they don't any more!' True-to-life story — the moral (sanctity of family life, etc.) apparently approved — e.g. quarrels not important, 'everything comes right in the end'.
Essay: Jane Eyre.
(2) P.T. — Age, about 14J.
Family. Only child; father in the Air Force. Often goes to cinema with parents when father on leave. Mother used not to like her going too often, but doesn't mind now. Would like brother or sister — 'rather lonely without'.
Friends. Special friend M. (see 1 ) ; her form is rather 'starchy', everyone goes round in pairs.
Interests. Art — definitely intends to go to art-school, likes figuredrawing best; both she and M. regarded by B. (see 3) as 'good in drawing'. Bad at Latin and languages, likes needlework, 'might like cooking if I were very good'. Likes history, but doesn't like
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