A Teacher

– Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A TEACHER explores the unraveling ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
A Teacher (2013)

Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A TEACHER explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex and dangerous as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings us into the mind of an adult driven to taboo against her better judgment.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

A Teacher (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 Sep 2013

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Hannah Fidell

Writer:

Hannah Fidell

Main Actors:

Lindsay Burdge, Will Brittain, Jennifer Prediger, Julie Dell Phillips

Plot:

Diana Watts is an English teacher at Westerbrook High School in Austin, Texas. A longtime and continuing undisclosed issue between her and her mother may be only one factor in Diana looking for love in the wrong place. That place is at school, as she has just embarked on a secret affair with one of her students, Eric Tull. This relationship is the most fulfilling she's had in quite some time. A few incidents and the first real close call in being caught leads to Diana calling off the affair several months in, as she finally comes to the understanding that being caught would certainly mean the end of her teaching career and her good reputation. This close time away from Eric also gives Diana the opportunity to look at their relationship through a slightly different perspective, with the old adage of absence making the heart grow fonder kicking in. As such, Diana gets torn between doing what she knows is the right thing by staying away from Eric, or listening to her troubled heart, her growing obsession and need for what she considers love which may make staying away from Eric difficult.

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$4,000

Production:

Oscilloscope Laboratories

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
Metacritic:
47%