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Personality And Emotions (1954)

1954 · Short film · 12 min

Synopsis

Presents the various emotions that are exhibited by children at different ages. Suggests recognizing emotions for what they are and using them to build happier and richer personalities.

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Details

Released
1954-01-01
Running time
12 minutes

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · When Classical Violinists attack · Spuzz · 2006-01-08

This is a film about emotions and how different people respond to them, from young and old, emotionally fragile to stable, etc etc. While the message is quite clear, I didnÂt find this film to be that interesting, even though it has many screaming kids in it, and some hammy overacting. I guess the subject is sort of shoulder shrugging to me.

★★★ · Those Naughty Feelings! · Christine Hennig · 2004-09-28

This film uses lots of stock footage from other social guidance films and lots of Freudian psychobabble to try to explain the complex subject of emotions and how they function in a healthy personality. My guess is that the teenaged audience it was intended for was probably baffled by the film, which tries to jam too much information and too many big words into its short running time. It simultaneously gives you the sense that emotions are complex and fraught with peril and that any emotional problem can easily be solved by following a few simple rules (though it leaves the specifics of those…

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