| Best of the Fests Film Series presents The Country Teacher | |
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Event Type: ADULT - FILM Date: 10/30/2009 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 9:00 PM Description: Drama. Czech Republic/Germany/France. English subtitles.
Library: Alicia Ashman BranchA 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. When the teacher's ex-boyfriend comes to visit from the city, he quickly realizes that nobody in the village knows that the teacher is gay and harbors a secret affection for the teenage boy. His jealous actions set in motion a series of events that will test the inner strength and compassion of the teacher, the woman and her son to a breaking point. A beautifully shot, powerfully acted, profoundly moving story of desire, responsibility, forgiveness and the need to belong, from the internationally-acclaimed director of Something Like Happiness and Wild Bees. Location: Meeting Room Status: Closed | |