Dead Poets Society (1989)
Directed by Peter Weir
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.
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In other words, it’s either The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Dead Poets Society.
It's been done before, many times, and better in movies like "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "To Sir, With Love," "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," "Mr.
His titles include "Witness," "Gallipoli," "The Last Wave," "The Year of Living Dangerously," "The Mosquito Coast," "Dead Poets Society" and "Green Card" -- and his widely praised 1998 film "The Truman Show."
However, it was the hypnotic and creepy 1975 mystery/drama "Picnic at Hanging Rock" that proved the depth of his talent and paved the way for his later successes, including "Witness," "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show."
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is an early film from Peter Weir ( Dead Poets Society , The Truman Show ), and one of the best films to emerge from the Australian New Wave movement of the 1970s.
Otherwise, the Australian director ( Fearless , Picnic at Hanging Rock ) brings his usual ethereal touch, giving Welton a fairy-tale air.
Mr. Weir (''Picnic at Hanging Rock,'' ''The Year of Living Dangerously'' and ''Witness,'' among others) obtains some very good performances from the younger actors, particularly from Mr. Leonard, and from Norman Lloyd, who plays the headmaster.
Directed by Peter Weir ("Picnic at Hanging Rock," "Gallipoli," "The Year of Living Dangerously") and written by Tom Shulman (who was inspired by one of his own teachers), "Dead Poets Society" tries to be heartwarming, uplifting, and inspirational.
Directed by Peter Weir ("Picnic at Hanging Rock," "Gallipoli," "The Year of Living Dangerously") and written by Tom Shulman (who was inspired by one of his own teachers), "Dead Poets Society" tries to be heartwarming, uplifting, and inspirational.
The only times he made one after another was in his collaboration with Mel Gibson, which produced "Gallipoli" in 1981 and "The Year of Living Dangerously" in 1982, and then "Dead Poets Society" in 1989 and "Green Card" with Gerard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell in 1990.
Director Peter Weir ("Witness," "The Year of Living Dangerously") and screenwriter Thom Schulman do a marvelous job of delineating the various characters so that we know each one, and though the film is a bit long (two hours, 10 minutes), given the nature of the material, and there are a few recognizable stereotypes and predictable moments from too many coming-of-age films, "Dead Poets Society" nevertheless is ultimately moving and has an ending that will leave the audience thinking as it leaves the theater.
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Directed by Peter Weir ("Picnic at Hanging Rock," "Gallipoli," "The Year of Living Dangerously") and written by Tom Shulman (who was inspired by one of his own teachers), "Dead Poets Society" tries to be heartwarming, uplifting, and inspirational.
It's the Weir of "The Mosquito Coast," not "Gallipoli," the clumsy albeit entertaining Weir.
The only times he made one after another was in his collaboration with Mel Gibson, which produced "Gallipoli" in 1981 and "The Year of Living Dangerously" in 1982, and then "Dead Poets Society" in 1989 and "Green Card" with Gerard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell in 1990.
Director Peter Weir is drawn to converging themes and cultures -- cop genre violence and Amish pacifism in "Witness," for instance.
Mr. Weir (''Picnic at Hanging Rock,'' ''The Year of Living Dangerously'' and ''Witness,'' among others) obtains some very good performances from the younger actors, particularly from Mr. Leonard, and from Norman Lloyd, who plays the headmaster.
Director Peter Weir ("Witness," "The Year of Living Dangerously") and screenwriter Thom Schulman do a marvelous job of delineating the various characters so that we know each one, and though the film is a bit long (two hours, 10 minutes), given the nature of the material, and there are a few recognizable stereotypes and predictable moments from too many coming-of-age films, "Dead Poets Society" nevertheless is ultimately moving and has an ending that will leave the audience thinking as it leaves the theater.
It is perfectly structured, and held together by a pulsating synth score by Maurice Jarre and the intellectual clarity of Weir, something that went AWOL during "Dead Poets Society" but was back with a vengeance in "The Truman Show".