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The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher
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5,953 Ratings

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

Directed by Sara Colangelo
United States, 2018
Drama

Synopsis

Lisa Spinelli, married and living with kids that mostly ignore her, plods through her days teaching kindergarten with growing numbness. But one day everything changes—Lisa discovers that a five-year-old boy in her class may be the poet she can only dream of being. She becomes fascinated.

Synopsis

Lisa Spinelli, married and living with kids that mostly ignore her, plods through her days teaching kindergarten with growing numbness. But one day everything changes—Lisa discovers that a five-year-old boy in her class may be the poet she can only dream of being. She becomes fascinated.

Our take

Sara Colangelo won a directing award in Sundance for her remake of Nadav Lapid’s film, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal—also a producer—at her very best! This riveting tale of obsession and disenchantment ambiguously questions what might be the role of art in our everyday life and personal development.