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Set in a private high school, Words and Pictures looks at the lives of two very different people. The English teacher, Jack, played by Clive Owen, has become jaded and frustrated with his life – his ex-wife has moved on and his son is moving on and Jack feels stuck and turns to alcohol. The art teacher, Dina, played by Juliette Binoche, is struggling to reinvent and redefine herself as rheumatoid arthritis has made creating her art extremely difficult for her.

Jack is intrigued with this new art teacher, and inadvertently starts a “war” as the teachers and students debate which is more powerful, words, or pictures.

Jack and Dina learn about each other, take some changes, learn some lessons, and learn about themselves as well.

Beautifully shot, with some wonderful moment both in words and pictures.

Amy Brenneman comes in as director of the school, and Jack’s former love interest. She’s always brilliant!

Great date night movie.

 


 

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Words and Pictures (2014)

PG-13 111 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 23 May 2014
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An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

Director:  Fred Schepisi
Stars:  Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Keegan Connor Tracy, Bruce Davison, Adam DiMarco, Valerie Tian, Tanaya Beatty, Navid Negahban, Amy Brenneman, Josh Ssettuba, Janet Kidder, Christian Scheider, Andrew McIlroy, Harrison MacDonald, Willem Jacobson, Tosh Turner, Style Dayne, Mackenzie Cardwell, Eva Allan, Garwin Sanford, David Lewis, Brittany Hobson, Bernadette Beck, Wesley MacInnes, Donna Yamamoto, Patrick Gilmore, Angelo Renai, Cooper MacNeill, Alison Jackson, Myfanwy Meilen, Lee Jeffery, Patricia Drake

Storyline

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.


Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  23 May 2014

Box Office

Revenue:  $3,346,257

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Lascaux Films, Latitude Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 51 min
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