Waterland

Waterland

1992 · 95 min · EN · R · 6.2 (27 votes)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal · Starring Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Grant Warnock, Lena Headey, Callum Dixon, Ethan Hawke · Music Carter Burwell
DramaMystery

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

VIBE

A wistful, introspective journey through memory and family secrets. It feels like sifting through old photographs, uncovering layers of regret and unspoken truths. A quiet, contemplative film that lingers long after the credits roll.

melancholicnostalgicintrospectivesomberslow-burnliterary adaptationperiod dramacharacter studymemoryfamily historyidentityregret
based on novel or book1970sfamily historyteachermemoryhigh school teacherhistory teachernorfolkpittsburghpennsylvania
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