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Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His e... Full description
Summary: |
Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His emotional bond with the students and teachers help him see he is not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world. |
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Item Description: |
DVD release of the 2010 motion picture. Bonus features: Interview with director Tony Kaye and actor Adrien Brody ; interviews from the 2012 red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. |
Audience: |
Not rated. |
Production Credits: |
Music, The Newton Brothers ; editors, Barry Alexander Brown and Geoffrey Richman ; director of photography, Tony Kaye. |
ISBN: |
1422921476 9781422921470 |