Synopsis
Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus laments his students’ obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has not published in years filling his spare time with drink versus the art of language. He meets his match in Dina Delsanto—an abstract painter and new teacher on campus, who was once celebrated for her art. From the start, the two flirt and provoke each other with equal relish. With a performance review looming and his teaching job on the line, Jack hatches an inspired plan for galvanizing student interest in their studies: he declares a war between Words and Pictures, confident that the former can convey greater meaning than the latter. Dina and her art students accept the challenge between Jack and his English students, and the battle lines are drawn.
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Movie Details
| Austria Releases: | June 13th, 2014 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | September 9th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for sexual material including nude sketches, language and some mature thematic material. (Rating bulletin 2307, 1/29/2014) |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Keywords: | Writing and Writers, College, Teachers, Addiction, Writer's Block, Artists, Romance |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |