- Title: U38
- Date:1950s
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Summary:
KEYWORDS: UK, DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH, ASYLUM, PSYCHIATRY, CARERS, REHABILITATION
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ws large 'asylum' type building with titles superimposed title 'There was a Door'
ms man walks through arch and into grounds of hospital for learning disabled
mcu man says 'good morning'
vs man into Gothic mansion / hospital and is met in hall
vs man walks through room where disabled men learn through playing with simple wooden toys - very distressing
vs man sits on carpet and plays with small boy as woman enters room and watches them
vs man / gp / doctor sits at desk in surgery with Downs Syndrome boy and his parents
vs cu shots of woman crying into handkerchief and Downs Syndrome boy
00:05:00:00-00:10:00:00
cu doctor writes prescription
ms woman sits on sofa with small boy on her knee as man enters room
ms man looks out of house window to children playing in school playground below
vs little girls play game in playground as lone girl watches from trees
ms man and woman walk out of building with Downs Syndrome boy
mcu two women stand talking in street and make faces when couple and Downs Syndrome boy walk past
low angle shot doctor and woman watch scene from their window
ms DS family up street
high angle shot two women one pregnant and the other with two babies in pram talk in street
ms man and woman at window
vs toddler / little boy plays with soft toy on chair
vs learning disabled men play with childrens' wooden toys inc hammer toys
ms an walks along corridor to two nurses standing by trolley
high angle shot of children playing triangles accompanied by woman on piano
ms small children in classroom playing with toys on desk
ws old woman patients making beds and sweeping floor in dormitory watched by nurse in white uniform
ms women patients ironing clothes in laundry ms men patients sanding down wooden chairs in woodwork room supervised by strict looking man in white coat
mcu men making baskets ws man woman and elderly patient wish goodbye to man in uniform
ms woman out of house / hostel and into another house
ws woman hangs washing onto line in garden
vs learning disabled men working on farm inc cleaning out pigs and forking hay onto conveyor belt into barn from horse drawn cart
mws men working in woodwork room
vs boys doing PE class inc vaulting horse
00:10:00:00-00:15:00:00
mws women sitting around tables eating in huge Gothic dining room
mws nurse in uniform talks to women patients sitting in sofa
ms group of male patients watch television in small room
mws men and women ballroom dancing to dance band
mws male patients hoeing garden with hospital in bg
ms parents arriving at hospital on visiting day
ms mother and grandmother greeting son sitting in room full of people
ms two men / doctors talk on steps of hospital
vs ambulance arrives with what the commentary calls 'a stretcher case' and takes man into the hospital
ws large group of people walk in grounds of hospital vs men constructing / painting new hospital buildings
vs man / nurse changing clothes of boy who sits on bed in dormitory as man in wheelchair past
ms boy in bed smiles ms physically and learning disabled men have meal together assisted by male nurses
ms female nurse feeding group of girl patients one of whom rocks in her chair
ms female nurse feeds badly physically disabled little girls propped up in chairs with pillows
ms little girl in strait jacket lies on mattress in cell and looks to camera as nurse / jailer bolts heavy door (VERY UPSETTING SHOT)
ms large group of male patients working as gardeners are marched back to hospital by wardens
ms ambulance outside hospital as two men say goodbye to each other
ms Downs Syndrome boy and parents into house
ms woman dabs at eyes with handkerchief as they family gets into house ms boy hands slippers to father
vs boy places teacups carefully on saucers which mother then admires
mcu woman hands cup of tea to man in chair who motions his concern for boy who is having difficulty removing wrapping from cake
low shot of woman removing wrapper from cake
00:15:00:00-00:20:00:00
vs woman pushes pram through park in summer as others play on grass
ms good shot of women sitting in baby clinic with their babies on their knees with posters about whooping cough etc on wall behind them
ms doctor tests baby's reflexes as woman taps xylophone in background to test hearing - good shot
vs severe looking woman arrives at house to break news about boy's condition to woman
ms woman and man sit at home with Downs Syndrome between them
low angle shot woman takes boy to special bus / ambulance ms ambulance arrives at day centre and boy and others get out
mcu boy sits at desk and smiles as he talks to teacher
ms boy eats lunch in canteen with others pan left past classrooms with learning disabled children and adults doing
vs activities inc dancing pan left from sign with day and weather to girls skipping in playground
mws group children out of school gate
ms mother wipes boy with Down Syndrome's face then drinks tea as boy plays with child's toy
mcu man's face looking glum
ms boy tries to get out of gate in backyard until his mother takes him back inside the house
ms learning disabled boy works in factory
ws 'industrial centre' for learning disabled adults with people in grounds
ms Downs Syndrome man chops wood with axe cu sticks of wood pile up around man's feet
low angle shot man chops wood
00:20:00:00-00:27:32:00
vs older man makes concrete posts using moulds low angle shot of Downs Syndrome boy making rush seated chair
ms three men making wire netting using special machine ms patients learning woodwork and metal work vs young men using variety of factory tools
ms young man soldering leads for TV sets
vs man painstakingly making Christmas cracker which he then shows to Downs Syndrome man who enters room
ms young man working in mill
ms man gets off bus at stop and crosses road into house
mcu man enters decorated room and is greeted happily by mother and sisters one of whom puts Christmas hat on his head
vs little girl blows out candles on birthday cake watched by sister and brother
vs young man leaves work place and goes into kitchen at home
cu hand undoes laces and takes boot off
cu woman doing laces of boy's shoe as he sits in chair
ms man puts on boy's coat and they go out of door
ms man / doctor leaves room in which woman and child sit and play
vs ambulance draws up outside hospital and two men lead Downs Syndrome boy into Gothic style hospital / 'asylum'
- TYPE:
- DATE:1950s
- GENRE:
- SOURCE:Greenpark
- Decade:
- Colour:Colour
- Keywords:UK, DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH, ASYLUM, PSYCHIATRY, CARERS, REHABILITATION
- Master Title:U38
- Segment:Greenpark
- Sound:Sound
