The English Teacher (2013)

An English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.

Director:

Craig Zisk

Writers:

Dan Chariton, Stacy Chariton

Stars:

Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear

Cast

Credited cast:
Julianne Moore	...	Linda Sinclair
Michael Angarano	...	Jason Sherwood
Greg Kinnear	...	Dr. Tom Sherwood
Lily Collins	...	Halle Anderson
Fiona Shaw	...	Narrator
Norbert Leo Butz	...	Vice Principal Phil Pelaski
Jessica Hecht	...	Principal Trudie Slocum
Charlie Saxton	...	Will
Nathan Lane	...	Carl Kapinas
Nikki Blonsky	...	Sheila Nussbaum
Sophie Curtis	...	Fallon Hughes
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Aisenberg	...	Benjamin Meyer
Sasha Almedia-Beers	...	Waitress
Remy Auberjonois	...	Beefy Businessman
Poonam Basu	...	Kirthi

Storyline

Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way. But Linda's simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood (Michael Angarano) returns to Kingston after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Now in his 20s, Jason is on the verge of abandoning art, pressured by his overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Greg Kinnear), to face reality and go to law school. Linda can't stand the thought of Jason giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play - a dark, angst-ridden, ambitious work - as a Kingston High School production, with flamboyant drama teacher Carl ...

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | female protagonist

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Taglines:

Refuse to live life by the book.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artina Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Norgaard"
Written by The Vaccines
Performed by The Vaccines

User Reviews

Might be Best to Stay Away

The movie starts out well, but seems to fade halfway through. The conclusion of the movie is overall flat and uneventful. The high school actors seem to really be just that. If they were trying to be unbelievable in their roles and seemed distant from their roles. Michael Angrano and Julianne Moore were the best in this movie, and that doesn't really say much. The characters are extremely shallow (intended), but makes the movie unwatchable, especially when they try out a few plot twists, that don't require deep thought.

3/10 - The jokes don't land, the story is not interesting and the actual play within the movie seems to be the best part of the movie, something which should have been explored.