Film Recommendations:
For further information see imdb.com or a similar filmsiteA British animated film based on George Orwell’s book Animal Farm
A drama/comedy based on the play by Willy Russel. Starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters
Starring Robin Williams as the untraditional and inspiring teacher Mr Keating
One of Robin Williams’ best films. About a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who turns out to be a math genius. Also starring Matt Damon.
An African-American is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. With Rob Brown and Sean Connery.
Comedy-drama adapted by Alan Bennett from his play of the same name, following a group boys preparing to leave grammar school at the end of term..
Watch Helen Mirren as Queen Elisabeth in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in a car crash.
Kate Winslet won an Oscar in this intriguing film that takes us all the way back to Nazi Germany. It deals with the impact of reading skills in a woman’s life. It is based on a German novel by Bernhard Schlink.
About an inner-city high school girl, obese as well as illiterate, who finally learns to read and write. She lives in The New York City ghetto of Harlem.
British Drama about a school girl played by Carey Mulligan. Set in the 1960s.
The story of how King George VI was helped by a speech therapist to overcome his insecurity and speech impediment. Starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.