trailer<\/a> we’ve been screening in recent weeks know that this is the chronicle of a young German middle school teacher (the riveting Leonie Benesch) whose efforts to identify a classroom misdeed spiral into unexpected confrontation and chaos. Dwight Brown, one of NYC’s longest-serving film critics, sums it up succinctly: “The director, screenwriters, production team and cast turn a small story about a well-intentioned teacher into a modern parable.\u00a0An amazing achievement.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Oscar international film “short list” will appear later this week, and I predict that we’ll see The Teachers’ Lounge <\/em><\/strong>on it…
Also, following last Sunday’s full-house screening of David Lean’s Brief Encounter<\/em>, we’ll be reprising this impeccable classic on Sunday, January 7, with some after-discussion…
Happy Holidays! \u00a0
Gary Palmucci. Film Curator
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