Fresh
It's the kind of film that Hollywood used to excel at but no longer seems interested in making.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Overview
A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country. Here he makes the acquaintance of a woman and her troubled 17-year old son. The teacher has no romantic interest in the woman but they quickly form a strong friendship, each recognizing the other's uncertainties, hopes and longing for love.
Director and cast
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81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film boasts subtle performances and curious situations with unpredictable outcomes.
Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
Fresh
The film is graced with lovely performances by Pavel Liska as the teacher, Zuzana Bydzovska as Marie and Ladislav Sedivy as the boy.
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Liska, who looks like a Central European version of the young Harvey Keitel, has a kind of pitch-perfect opacity.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Fresh
It's a movie that demonstrates, if you'll pardon the sports metaphor, how deep the bench is in Eastern European film.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
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