The English Teacher
- Release Date
- May 16, 2013
- Director
- Craig Zisk
- Cast
- Lily Collins , Julianne Moore , Michael Angarano , Greg Kinnear , Nathan Lane , Fiona Shaw
- Runtime
- 93
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Dan Chariton , Stacy Chariton
- Tagline
- Refuse to live life by the book.
- Website
- http://englishteachermovie.com/
Summary
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 Kapinas (Nathan Lane) directing. As Linda, now well out of her normal comfort zone, takes further risks in life and love, the stage is set for highly comic downfall. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself. Amidst the ruins of her formerly perfect life, can she find a way to her own unique storybook ending?
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A high school English teacher causes problems when she decides to put on her former students play, in theaters this Friday.
The English Teacher Trailer Starring Julianne Moore
A teacher decides to stage a production of her former student's dark play in this drama from Director Craig Zisk.
Lily Collins Joins The English Teacher
Julianne Moore stars as the title character, who convinces her former student to put on his unproduced play at the high school.
The English Teacher Sets Michael Angarano
The actor will play the young romantic lead opposite Julianne Moore in the indie comedy.
The English Teacher Adds Nathan Lane
Julianne Moore and Greg Kinnear star in this indie comedy about a teacher whose life takes an unexpected turn when a former student returns to town.