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Words and Pictures

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 51m
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Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen in Words and Pictures (2013)
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An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

IMDb RATING
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11K
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  • Director
    • Fred Schepisi
  • Writer
    • Gerald Di Pego
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Bruce Davison
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred Schepisi
  • Writer
    • Gerald Di Pego
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Bruce Davison
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    • 73User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Jack Marcusas Jack Marcus
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Dina Delsantoas Dina Delsanto
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Waltas Walt
    Amy Brenneman
    Amy Brenneman
    • Elspethas Elspeth
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • Rashidas Rashid
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Emilyas Emily
    Adam DiMarco
    Adam DiMarco
    • Swintas Swint
    Josh Ssettuba
    Josh Ssettuba
    • Cole Pattersonas Cole Patterson
    Janet Kidder
    Janet Kidder
    • Sabineas Sabine
    Christian Scheider
    • Tonyas Tony
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    • Ellenas Ellen
    Andrew McIlroy
    Andrew McIlroy
    • Roy Lodenas Roy Loden
    Harrison MacDonald
    Harrison MacDonald
    • Shaftneras Shaftner
    Willem Jacobson
    • Stanhopeas Stanhope
    Tanaya Beatty
    Tanaya Beatty
    • Tammyas Tammy
    Tosh Turner
    • Finettias Finetti
    Style Dayne
    Style Dayne
    • Friedmanas Friedman
    Mackenzie Cardwell
    Mackenzie Cardwell
    • Gloriaas Gloria
    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writer
      • Gerald Di Pego
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    Storyline

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    A flamboyant English teacher (Clive Owen) and a new, stoic art teacher (Juliette Binoche) collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection. —Anonymous
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    • Taglines
      • Is a man worth more than his words, a woman worth more than her pictures?
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sexual material including nude sketches, language and some mature thematic material
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The paintings by Dina Delsanto used in the film were all painted by Juliette Binoche.
    • Quotes

      Elspeth: Just be who you were!

      Jack Marcus: Nobody can.

    • Soundtracks
      Jungle Drum
      Written by Emiliana Torrini & Daniel Carey

      Performed by Emiliana Torrini

    User reviews73

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    Top review
    7/10
    Far more intellectually stimulating than your average romantic comedy
    This is an honest movie that could be classified as a romantic comedy, but offers something more cerebral than that.

    Through its main protagonist, the witty but self-destructive Jack (who plays tennis in his lounge room when drunk) we see a glimpse of the kind of inspirational teacher from Dead Poets Society recast in the information age where students can answer any question by referring to their electronic devices, while never understanding the worth of the question in the first place.

    Don't let the love story fool you into thinking this is a chick flick. It's about appreciating the creation and expression of new ideas, neatly summed-up in the title: Words & Pictures.

    This movie pleasantly surprised me with its clever dialogue and wordplay, despite the boy-meets-girl, etc storyline. Well worth a look.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2014 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 字畫情緣
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Latitude Productions
      • Lascaux Films
      • American Entertainment Investors
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,171,257
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $87,879
      • May 25, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,449,811
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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