Product Description

Cassavetes has long been successful at mixing his unique blend of documentation and improvisation, and this emotionally draining film is no exception. Lancaster plays the objective but sympathetic director of an institution for the mentally retarded. Garland is excellent as the excessively involved teacher who finally realizes that her overattentiveness to one of her charges, far from being salutary, has fostered in him excessive dependence upon her. This film draws from the social stance of a Stanley Kramer and the institutional approach of a Frederick Wiseman and rises above their judgmental attitudes to produce a wonderfully provocative and sympathetic film.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #156205 in DVD
• Rating: Unrated
• Formats: Dolby, Black & White, Letterboxed
• Running time: 102 minutes

Features

• Excellent quality print
• Menu
• Chapters

Customer Reviews

BUYERS BEWARE! BOOTLEG OFFERING
This film has not been issued on DVD. This listing was created by a bootlegger, selling home-made copies.

Where is the DVD release of A CHILD IS WAITING???
Afterall, movie buffs have been waiting for some time now. I am not going to be long winded in my praise for this film. One truly needs to see it first. Let's just say that the movie was way WAY before its time. It was a milestone in helping to understand the feelings of children with special needs. Judy Garland is simply magnificent - brave, kind, and real in her portrayal. A loving (perhaps misguided) teacher with a huge heart. What a travesty that this gifted performance (no doubt) made many potential viewers afraid to see it at the time of its release and thus it did not receive the acclaim it so richly deserved. Of course, it is never too late for today's film goers to realize the gift that was given to them oh so many years ago now... if the film would simply be released to DVD. What studio is waiting on this?!

NOT ON DVD
This Film is a wonderful psychological examination of the broken system of "throw-away" children. That is children who suffer from emotional and/or physical problems. The truth is there ARE no throw-away children, and while this film is dark, it shines that eternal truth with stunning sensitivity. Garland, who excels here in one of her last films, plays a teacher struggling to love and help a young autistic boy. In my opinion, Garland deserved an Oscar for this film for her emotional fragility and insightful portrayal of a woman torn to the brink of despair.