The Holdovers
“Discomfort and joy.”
DramaComedy
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
VIBE
This film feels like a warm, worn-in sweater on a cold winter's day. It's a poignant blend of sharp wit and tender melancholy, exploring unexpected connections and quiet healing amidst a snowy 1970s New England backdrop. A deeply human story about finding solace in unlikely places.
melancholicheartwarmingwittytendernostalgicpoignantsteady1970s period piececharacter-drivenwry dialogueclassic filmmakingintimate dramafound familygrief and healinglonelinessmentorshipclass
vietnam warwinterboarding schoolholidayboston, massachusetts1970smelancholyalcoholismgriefmisfitmental illnessteacher student relationshipnew englandboys' boarding schoolchristmaswinter breaktroubled youthloss of son
