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Film · 2018

The Kindergarten Teacher

Directed by Sara Colangelo · starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal and Parker Sevak

  • 1 h 39 min
  • 12
  • Drama
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 7 March 2019
  • 5.7 Users3 votes
  • 7.9 Critics7 reviews
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Synopsis

Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) works as a kindergarten teacher in a school in Staten Island, the burough of boroughs of New York City. Her life passes within the everydayness and boredom until one day she realizes one of her little pupils, Jimmy Roy (Parker Sevak), turns out to be a poetry portent. Since that moment, Lisa will not saparate from Jimmy, encouraging him and making sure the child makes the most of his talent. But there's a time her hard work will become an obsession and her methods will be very debatable.

This is a new version of 2014 Naday Lapid's film and her director was awarded with the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award in Sundance 2018. The cast is completed with Rosa Salazar ('El corredor del laberinto: La cura mortal') y Gael García Bernal ('Coco').

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The essentials

Runtime
99 min1 hour and 39 minutes
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is The Kindergarten Teacher?
1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was The Kindergarten Teacher released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 7 March 2019.
Who directed The Kindergarten Teacher?
Sara Colangelo.
Who is in The Kindergarten Teacher?
It stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Parker Sevak and Michael Chernus.
Where can I watch The Kindergarten Teacher?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (17)
Director
Sara Colangelo
Writers
Sara Colangelo, Nadav Lapid
Producers
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nadav Lapid, Carole Scotta, Trudie Styler

Videos and trailers

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'The Kindergarten Teacher' (2018) trailer 2:2110 April 2019

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 8 reviews
5.7 3 votes

What the critics say average 7.9 from 7

  • 10 The GuardianJordan Hoffman The Kindergarten Teacher is probably the only movie about poetry with an ending as tense as any thriller. Read
  • 8.0 IndiewireDavid Ehrlich While Gyllenhaal's work should be enough to satisfy anyone wondering why this movie needed to be made twice, Colangelo makes fine use of the story's new American context. Read
  • 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney Rippling with psychological complexity and sneaky humor, this is a rich character study that takes constantly surprising turns. Read

Soundtrack

All 9 songs
  1. The Carnival of the Animals No. 13 'The Swan'Camille Saint-Saëns
  2. The Carnival of the Animals No. 6 'Kangaroos'Camille Saint-Saëns
  3. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1Frédéric Chopin
  4. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-minorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Trivia

  • Remake

    The film is a remake of the 2014 Israeli 'The Kindergarten Teacher'.

  • Poetry

    The poems in 'The Kindergarten Teacher' were written by Kaveh Akbar and Ocean Vuong, two well-known poets.

  • Awarded

    This film was awarded with the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award in Sundance 2018.

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