The Teacher
Film Movement | Release Date: August 30, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAug 31, 2017
Like the remarkable films Eastern European countries turned out regularly during the Soviet era, it marries a character-driven story with social concerns, in this case a deft parable about the kind of corrupt privileged society nominally egalitarian Socialism created. Read full review
90
VarietyAlissa SimonAug 25, 2017
Although dealing with weighty matters, Jarchovsky’s script (which is based on a real-life incident he experienced during primary school) is leavened with welcome humor and irony.... As usual, Hrebejk’s direction is smooth and the ensemble performances top-notch. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichAug 25, 2017
Jan Hřebejk’s The Teacher is a sardonic, richly seriocomic morality play that uses a delicate touch to explore why communism never seems to work out in the long run. Read full review
80
Screen DailyDan FainaruAug 25, 2017
Maurery handles her character, a nasty piece of work to be sure, with such natural aplomb that she makes Mrs Drazdechova not only perfectly credible but pretty scary too. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAaron HillisAug 31, 2017
The setup may be as unsubtle as a metaphoric morality lesson about Europe’s not-too-distant past, or perhaps it’s politically timeless; it’s not a far leap to also think about a certain someone’s insane need for backscratching loyalty within the White House. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 29, 2017
Ms. Maurery has great fun with the character, a tricky part because Maria nearly always maintains a kindhearted veneer, even at her most venal. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijAug 25, 2017
Though somewhat slow out of the starting blocks, this finally caustic drama, set in early 1980s Bratislava (then in Czechoslovakia), accumulates power and insight as it builds over the course of a tense parents-teachers conference, punctuated with the necessary flashbacks. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneAug 31, 2017
There's a Tarkovskian layer of social despair in the web of corruption joining the child and the adult, the bedroom and the nation. Read full review
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