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Summary Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) laments his students' obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has not published in years filling his spare time with drink versus the art of language. He meets his match in Dina Delsanto (Juliet...

Directed By: Fred Schepisi

Written By: Gerald Di Pego

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Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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Summary Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) laments his students' obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has not published in years filling his spare time with drink versus the art of language. He meets his match in Dina Delsanto (Juliet...

Directed By: Fred Schepisi

Written By: Gerald Di Pego

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35% Positive
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15% Negative
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Production Company Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films, American Entertainment Investors
Release Date May 23, 2014
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Is a man worth more than his words, a woman worth more than her pictures?
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 Nomination