FILMS ABOUT TEACHING

The following films have been “specially recommended”:

The Triumph - The Ron Clark Story: Randa Haines, 2006 (Matthew Perry etc)
Educating Rita: Lewis Gilbert, 1983 (Michael Caine, Julie Walters etc)
The Emperor's Club: Michael Hoffman, 2002 (Kevin Kline etc)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: Ronald Neame, 1969 (Maggie Smith etc)
Freedom Writers: Richard LaGravenese, 2007 (Hilary Swank etc)
The History Boys: Nicholas Hytner, 2006 (Samuel Anderson etc)
To Sir with Love: James Clavell, 1967 (Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson etc)
Dangerous Minds: John Smith, 1995 (Michelle Pfeiffer etc)
Take the Lead: Liz Friedlander, 2006 (Antonio Banderas etc)
A Piece of the Action: Sidney Poitier, 1977 (SP, Bill Cosby etc)
School of Rock: Richard Linklater, 2003 (Jack Black etc)
Clockwise: Christopher Morahan 1985, (John Cleese etc)
Dead Poets Society: Peter Weir, 1989 (Robin Williams etc)
The Lion’s Den I & II, Oliver Morse: 1992 (Matthew Longden etc)
Être et avoir/To Be and to Have: Nicolas Philibert, 2002 (Georges Lopez etc)
(NB the last two are documentaries – both brilliant)

But other people have made up their own online lists – for example:

http://movies.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/Inspirational-Teachers.htm
http://flavorwire.com/189469/the-10-best-films-about-teaching
http://www.francetoday.com/articles/2011/09/08/top_5_films_about_teaching.htmlhttp://
www.amazon.com/Movies-Teachers-Teaching-Schools-
Education/lm/R1A23V4LYYGF1J
http://bestonlineuniversities.com/2011/25-best-movies-about-education-ever-made/

Any more suggestions welcome – please send to ryan.christopher@btk.elte.hu