The English Teacher

The English Teacher Information

The English Teacher is an American comedy film directed by Craig Zisk. The film stars Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear and Michael Angarano, and was written by Dan and Stacy Chariton. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2013, followed by a US theatrical release on May 17.

Synopsis

Linda Sinclair (Moore) is a high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She is passionate about her subject and popular with her students, but lives alone in a simple existence. When her former pupil Jason Sherwood (Angarano) returns after failing to succeed as a playwright, Linda convinces him to produce his play at the school. Jason's overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Kinnear), pressures him to attend law school instead.

Cast

Julianne Moore as Linda Sinclair
Greg Kinnear as Dr. Tom Sherwood
Michael Angarano as Jason Sherwood
Nathan Lane as Carl Kapinas, the school drama teacher
Lily Collins as Halle Anderson
Jessica Hecht as Principal Megan Slocum
Norbert Leo Butz as Vice-Principal Phil Pelaski
Nikki Blonsky as Sheila Nussbaum
Erin Wilhelmi as Joni Gerber
Alan Aisenberg as Benjamin Meyer
Sophie Curtis as Fallon Hughes
Fiona Shaw (voice only) as Narrator

Production

The English Teacher was first announced in September 2011. It is Zisk's feature film directorial debut, following his work on several television shows including Weeds, The Big C, Scrubs and The United States of Tara.

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