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This was how our father managed the family's grief
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Call Me Kate

This was how our fathermanaged the family's grief, to pretend it never happened

This was how our father
managed the family's grief, to pretend it never happened

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This was how our father managed the family's grief,
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to pretend it never happened.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:34
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Salon Pictures

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
They were an amazing, bright, capable, cohesive family. - Call Me Kate 00:07
They were an amazing, bright, capable, cohesive family.
But her father came from a different era. - Call Me Kate 00:06
But her father came from a different era.
The reality of what happened in the Hepburn household - Call Me Kate 00:08
The reality of what happened in the Hepburn household
Dr. Hepburn loved his children, - Call Me Kate 00:14
Dr. Hepburn loved his children,
But by today's standards, really harsh, probably abusive. - Call Me Kate 00:06
But by today's standards, really harsh, probably abusiv...
You have to heat it slowly, - Call Me Kate 00:06
You have to heat it slowly,
I remember my mother talking about Tom's death, - Call Me Kate 00:23
I remember my mother talking about Tom's death,
But then as time passed, I asked my father about it, - Call Me Kate 00:19
But then as time passed, I asked my father about it,
It's because you were so mean to him." - Call Me Kate 00:12
It's because you were so mean to him."
And to have his eldest son die of his own hand - Call Me Kate 00:11
And to have his eldest son die of his own hand
Our family had a lot of troubles. - Call Me Kate 00:06
Our family had a lot of troubles.
Dr. Hepburn's older brothers died under suspicious conditions. - Call Me Kate 00:08
Dr. Hepburn's older brothers died under suspicious cond...
But it was considered in bad taste - Call Me Kate 00:09
But it was considered in bad taste
So his way of being strong was to go, - Call Me Kate 00:11
So his way of being strong was to go,
Our father moved us to a new neighborhood - Call Me Kate 00:06
Our father moved us to a new neighborhood
But Tom's death seemed to separate Kate from the outside world. - Call Me Kate 00:05
But Tom's death seemed to separate Kate from the outsid...
She became more introverted and withdrawn, - Call Me Kate 00:09
She became more introverted and withdrawn,
She told me she'd made a promise that she would never forget him - Call Me Kate 00:09
She told me she'd made a promise that she would never f...
She started getting anxiety attacks, which made her sick. - Call Me Kate 00:05
She started getting anxiety attacks, which made her sick.
She found it hard being around the other kids at school. - Call Me Kate 00:05
She found it hard being around the other kids at school.