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Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams , is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy, [ 4 ] and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
Dead Poets Society: Directed by Peter Weir. With Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles. Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
Schulman pursued his interest in film at the University of Southern California's Graduate School of Cinema. [5] Dead Poets Society won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1989, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director (Peter Weir). [6]
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Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke), a lonely & shy teenager, under pressure by his stern parents because he must live up to his older brother's reputation to attend Yale and become a lawyer, arrives for the new semester at the Welton Academy for boys.
The movie stars Robin Williams as the mercurial John Keating, teacher of English at the exclusive Welton Academy in Vermont. The performance is a delicate balancing act between restraint and schtick. For much of the time, Williams does a good job of playing an intelligent, quick-witted, well-read young man.
Dead Poets Society is a film directed by Peter Weir with Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles .... Year: 1989. Original title: Dead Poets Society. Synopsis: Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian.
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy, and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
Overview. At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster. Peter Weir. Director. Tom Schulman. Writer. Written by crazyrobinhood on September 29, 2024.
Directed by Peter Weir / Written by Tom Schulman / Director of Photography: John Seale / Music: Maurice Jarre. Running Time: 2hr, 8min. - Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman). - Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Robin Williams)
