Movie Cosmos - The English Teacher

Description:

Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production.

Top Cast >

Julianne Moore

As Linda Sinclair

Michael Angarano

As Jason Sherwood

Greg Kinnear

As Dr. Tom Sherwood

Lily Collins

As Halle Anderson

Fiona Shaw

As Narrator

Norbert Leo Butz

As Vice Principal Phil Pelaski

Jessica Hecht

As Principal Trudie Slocum

Charlie Saxton

As Will

Nathan Lane

As Carl Kapinas

Nikki Blonsky

As Sheila Nussbaum

Erin Wilhelmi

As Joni Gerber

Remy Auberjonois

As Beefy Businessman

Peter Y. Kim

As Mike the Orderly

Top Crew >

Craig Zisk

Director

Stacy Chariton

Writer

Dan Chariton

Screenplay

Suzanne Smith Crowley

Casting

Michael Shaw

Production Design

Gina Herold

Art Department Coordinator

Erin Feeley

Script Supervisor

Vanja Černjul

Director of Photography

Naomi Despres

Producer

Sarah E. McMillan

Set Decoration

Hanna Shea

Assistant Costume Designer

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Ben LeClair

Producer

Christopher Milone

Makeup Department Head

Susan Reilly LeHane

Makeup Artist

Robert Salerno

Producer

Rachael Ohman

Set Costumer

Myron Kerstein

Editor

Lair Paulsen

Key Hair Stylist

Jessica Kelly

Casting

Annemarie Bradley

Hairstylist

Emma Potter

Costume Design

Rian Johnson

Thanks

Rob Simonsen

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

Reno (7/10)

Does a former student count...!

A perfect role for Julianne Moore. All the other characters were nicely arranged around her's. It was a story based on the high school teacher and her ex-student, joining together for a school project. In the middle part, a wonderful development in the story turns the convincing second half. Some people are not a good listener, they try to finish the sentence before the speech givers. Such small instance, sometime may create a big trouble. Not right away, but it takes time of its own. At some point the truth will meet and all the hell will break out.

A movie with a good narration, but very familiar and predictable. Pleased performances, individually, but casts did not blend well together. Overall, a better movie than what I've heard about it, especially compared to so many overrated recent films. Easily just an above average, should have been better in the many parts, but the quality is there and entertains. In the end, it gives satisfactory for what it is. If you expect something more beautiful or powerful, this isn't the right film for you.

6.5/10

2015-07-17