The Kindergarten Teacher

Name: The Kindergarten Teacher
Genre: Drama
Released: July 31, 2015
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 68

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: July 31, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: As the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the boy's gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his family in an attempt toAs the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the boy's gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his family in an attempt to protect his talent before he passes from boyhood to adolescence, and his purity is lost. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Nadav Lapid

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 119 min

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A.O. Scott

Jul 30, 2015

The Kindergarten Teacher — the film as well as the character — yearns for different values, for intensity, beauty and meaning. Its sobering lesson is that the search for those things is most likely to end in madness, confusion and violence. Read full review

The Guardian Jordan Hoffman

Jul 30, 2015

One of the most fascinating, if inscrutable films of the year. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Aug 3, 2015

Lapid’s thrilling use of the camera, the way his unbalanced frame and his imaginative staging work with the precision of his story, results in something new and genuinely unnerving. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

Jul 30, 2015

Always engrossing but also perplexing and offering little deeper than the obvious, “Teacher” still reps a new development in a striking, idiosyncratic director. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Aug 13, 2015

Lapid confidently peppers the film with enough provocative beats, unsettling behaviors and bold camera moves to keep us intrigued — if not necessarily invested. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jul 30, 2015

What primarily comes across is a film about squandered creativity that itself ignores and trivializes the creative process, pretending that child prodigies produce masterworks unconsciously, like a chicken laying eggs. That’s a poor lesson to impart. Read full review

Katherine Pushkar

Jul 29, 2015

Slightly mesmerizing performances from Larry and young Shnaidman just manage to sustain interest in this quiet story. Even if it’s going nowhere. Read full review

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