A Teacher

Name: A Teacher
Genre: Drama
Released: September 6, 2013
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 47

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Oscilloscope Pictures | Release Date: September 6, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: A high school teacher in Austin, Texas has an affair with one of her students. Her life begins to unravel as the relationship comes to an end.

Director: Hannah Fidell

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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David Rooney

Aug 2, 2013

What makes the film work is that this potentially lurid material is treated at all times with sensitivity and probing psychological seriousness. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Sep 4, 2013

By continually deferring dramatic tension, the filmmaker puts more weight on the movie’s closing scenes — which are abrupt but true to life — than they can handle. Read full review

The Playlist Gabe Toro

Sep 5, 2013

The intensity of Burdge’s excellent performance—and Fidell's intense, often claustrophobic filmmaking—carries the picture far, but when she turns away from the camera (and she does often), you can almost feel Fidell reaching for spare ideas. Read full review

Chris Cabin

Sep 3, 2013

We're only allowed an insufficient glimpse of the anxiousness and curiosity that drive these creatures, a tactic which feels suspiciously like hesitance masquerading as enigma. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Sep 4, 2013

A Teacher feels a bit like watching some fool cross a busy freeway on foot over and over again for an hour and change. There’s little to do but await the inevitable splat. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Sep 5, 2013

Writer-director Hannah Fidell’s somber drama of an illicit romance earns credit for being a serious discussion of a tabloid-rich topic, but the movie runs out of places to go. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Sep 5, 2013

Long on atmosphere and short on believability. Read full review

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jgzeger

Jan 31, 2015

This portrayal of a female teacher's affair with a younger male student yields many psychological insights as she realizes what she is doing is wrong but still can't let go of her obsessive love. It's not a five star movie, but still better than most of the crap out there.

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Sleepe

Sep 7, 2013

The Movies acting wasn't the best.If they would act better than I would give it a good review.The reason why I'm giving this a mixed review is because its a well directed movie but the acting is not the best.5 stars

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