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Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His e...

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Corporate Author: Tribeca Productions., American Express Company., New Video Group., Kingsgate (Firm), Appian Way (Firm), Paper Street Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Brody, Adrien. (Actor), Danner, Blythe. (Actor), Caan, James. (Actor), Cranston, Bryan, 1956- (Actor), Hendricks, Christina, 1975- (Actor), Stark, Austin, 1979- (Producer), Lund, Carl. (Screenwriter), Kaye, Tony, 1952- (Director)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: [United States] : Tribeca Film : Distributed by New Video, 2012.
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Summary: Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His emotional bond with the students and teachers help him see he is not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.
Item Description: DVD release of the 2010 motion picture.
Bonus features: Interview with director Tony Kaye and actor Adrien Brody ; interviews from the 2012 red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Audience: Not rated.
Production Credits: Music, The Newton Brothers ; editors, Barry Alexander Brown and Geoffrey Richman ; director of photography, Tony Kaye.
ISBN: 1422921476
9781422921470