Hi All,

A long time ago I saw a short movie about a place where it rained all the time.

One little girl was continually bullied, because she drew pictures of the sun.

However, on the day the sun came out, she was locked in a cupboard and missed it.

My brother seems to think that this was a Bradbury novel, and I wondered if you could help, as it's stuck with me for a good 15 years?

Many thanks.

David.

The short story is "All Summer in A Day." You can find it collected in A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY, as well as THE STORIES OF RAY BRADBURY.

Hi Richard,

Thanks a lot for the information.

I saw this movie in the cinema back in 1982 or 1983 and it's stayed with me since then.

It's unusual for an 11 or 12 year old to carry something around like that for this length of time...

Thanks again.

D.

You might think so, but All Summer in a Day is one of the most asked-about stories on these message boards, primarily because of that very film you saw!

The film is also frequently asked for, but not very readily available.

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Originally posted by Lairdysnr:
...it's stuck with me for a good 15 years...

Yeah - RB stories will do that!

It was filmed for the PBS series Wonderworks in 1982 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195517/), and it used to be available on YouTube, but I think it's since been taken off.

It's good.

I have never seen the video, though it has for years here been lauded by many much in the same manner Lairdysnr comments. I teach the s.s. and the students are always bothered by the conclusion.

The way the story unfolds when the kids go out into the sunshine, it is easy even as a reader to forget (momentarily) about Margaurite!

I am going to do a search via the ed. system libraries across the state to see if I can locate and view a version of it. (If successful, I'll share some thoughts.)

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Originally posted by fjp451:
I teach the s.s.

You teach Nazis!?

Here's a link to an earlier thread on All Summer in a Day, which includes details of where it can be ordered from. (I know someone who obtained a copy from the same place just before Christmas, so this is still current information.)

I have also heard that someone will be selling DVDs containing the film on eBay quite soon.