Overview
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
This is a film that really struck close to home on a lot of levels. In a nutshell the film is about a woman who has had a cultural and intellectual awakening later in life. As she evolves into a new woman she struggles to coexist with those around her who do not see interested in bettering themselves.
In the middle of all of this she meets a gifted student with whom she becomes obsessed. I won’t say much more than that as I don’t want to give anything away. I think the teacher wishes that she had a mentor in life that would have shown her parts of life that she had to discover on her own. While I enjoy the process of discovery I often wish that I had someone along the way that would have encouraged it at a younger age.
I don’t love the final scenes but the end did not take away from the how I felt about the film.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Kindergarten Teacher
Movie title: The Kindergarten Teacher
Movie description: Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Date published: 2018-11-09
Director(s): Sara Colangelo
Actor(s): Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Sam Jules, Samrat Chakrabarti, Haley Murphy, Stefaniya Makarova, Ato Blankson-Wood, Carson Grant, Clark Carmichael, Aamira Martinez, Douglas Taurel, Nikhil Melnechuk, McManus Woodend, Libya Pugh, Ashley August, Avery Ilardi, Kea Trevett, Avishai Greenberg, Donovan Pierre Coleman, Gianna Jean, Shyaporn Theerakulstit, London Valentine
Genre: Drama
My Review
This is a film that really struck close to home on a lot of levels. In a nutshell the film is about a woman who has had a cultural and intellectual awakening later in life. As she evolves into a new woman she struggles to coexist with those around her who do not see interested in bettering themselves.
In the middle of all of this she meets a gifted student with whom she becomes obsessed. I won’t say much more than that as I don’t want to give anything away. I think the teacher wishes that she had a mentor in life that would have shown her parts of life that she had to discover on her own. While I enjoy the process of discovery I often wish that I had someone along the way that would have encouraged it at a younger age.
I don’t love the final scenes but the end did not take away from the how I felt about the film.
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My Review - 8/10
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