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Tag Archives: Teacher
The Student (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A fanatic boy in the classroom
Darkly absurd and compelling, Russian film “The Student” disturbs us during its many fierce rhetorical scenes, which will grip your attention regardless of your opinion on religion. Here is an adolescent boy who suddenly starts to drive himself into religious … Continue reading
Misbehavior (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dangerous misbehaviors
South Korean film “Misbehavior” slowly boils with its dark, nervous tale of desire, jealousy, and manipulation. While it is quite uncomfortable mainly due to a number of serious misbehaviors committed by its main characters, the movie is compelling to watch … Continue reading
Seymour: An Introduction (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): On his duet of life and art
The first minutes of documentary film “Seymour: An Introduction” was more than enough for me to become interested in its remarkable human subject. As a man who has happily maintained his own balance between life and art for many years, … Continue reading
The Hunt (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : An unjust ordeal caused by an innocent lie
It was just one small innocent lie, but, once people start to believe it, it topples one man’s life upside down, and his life becomes a living purgatory as a result. Through the unjust ordeal of its ordinary hero, Danish … Continue reading
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Tagged Alienation, Children, Kindergarten, Rumor, Sexual Molestation, Teacher, Thriller
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Small Change (1976) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The lively kids in one French town
When I watched one film directed by François Truffaut for the first time during one Sunday afternoon of 2008, I had a little expectation about the movie, which was shown on TV as “Pocket Money”. Although I was already familiar … Continue reading
Monsieur Lazhar (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A substitute teacher in charge of the class in grief
The terrible incident suddenly happens in one Canadian elementary school during the mundane but shattering opening sequence of “Monsieur Lazhar.” While the students enjoy the free time outside the building, one of the schoolteachers is found dead, hanging herself up … Continue reading
Terri (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lonely teenager getting out of his shell
It is always better to have someone who cares about you than to be alone, and that is what the hero of “Terri”(2001) learns gradually through one of his high school teachers. Because of what I have just said, you … Continue reading
Warrior (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They have issues – and they’ll fight in the ring
If you have watched its trailer or heard about “Warrior”, a sports drama about two brothers with the issues to settle down, you may have a pretty good idea about where they will be led to even before watching the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcholism, Brothers, Family, Father and son, Marine, MMA, Sports, Teacher
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