The Teacher

The Teacher

1974 · 98 min · EN · R · 4.3 (23 votes)
Dir. Howard Avedis · Starring Angel Tompkins, Jay North, Anthony James, Marlene Schmidt, Barry Atwater, Med Flory · Music Shorty Rogers

She corrupted the youthful morality of an entire school! Her best lessons were taught after class!

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18-year-old Sean's first summer after completing high school is much spent with 28-year-old teacher Diane, who's husband is too often motorcycle-racing instead of with her. Wacko Ralph also has "the hots" for Diane; and it doesn't help that Sean was with Ralph's younger brother, Lou, when Lou died

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This film feels like a hazy, uncomfortable summer afternoon. It’s a slow-burn descent into obsession and desire, tinged with the melancholy of lost innocence and the threat of violence lurking just beneath the surface.

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