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Cracks (2009)

Cracks (2009)
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A teacher who prides herself on being different meets a student who matches her nonconformist nature in this period drama. It's 1934, and Miss G (Eva Green) is a teacher at a private school for girls near the eastern coastline of England. While most of the teachers at the school are severe and straight-laced women who reinforce its reputation as a repressive environment, Miss G is more youthful and glamorous than her colleagues, and enjoys dropping hints of a free-spirited past to her young charges. Miss G encourages her students to challenge conventional norms of the day, and organizes a diving team at the school, which she oversees with great interest. Miss G also sees a danger in the cliques that dominate the school, and she tries to undermine them, much to the annoyance of Di (Juno Temple), who holds a high place in the school's pecking order. But things change for both Miss G and her students when Fiamma (Maria Valverde) enrolls at the school. Fiamma is from Spain and has a strong independent streak; she doesn't look to her peers for approval and insists on doing things her own way, which makes her all the more exotic and appealing to the other students. Fiamma also earns the approval of Miss G, but before long rumors begin to spread that the teacher's interest in her new student is more than academic. Cracks was the first feature film from director Jordan Scott, whose father is the noted filmmaker Ridley Scott. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Eva GreenJuno Temple, (more)
Director(s):
Jordan Scott
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Cracks

A teacher who prides herself on being different meets a student who matches her nonconformist nature in this period drama. It's 1934, and Miss G (Eva Green) is a teacher at a private school for girls near the eastern coastline of England. While most of the teachers at the school are severe and straight-laced women who reinforce its reputation as a repressive environment, Miss G is more youthful and glamorous than her colleagues, and enjoys dropping hints of a free-spirited past to her young charges. Miss G encourages her students to challenge conventional norms of the day, and organizes a diving team at the school, which she oversees with great interest. Miss G also sees a danger in the cliques that dominate the school, and she tries to undermine them, much to the annoyance of Di (Juno Temple), who holds a high place in the school's pecking order. But things change for both Miss G and her students when Fiamma (Maria Valverde) enrolls at the school. Fiamma is from Spain and has a strong independent streak; she doesn't look to her peers for approval and insists on doing things her own way, which makes her all the more exotic and appealing to the other students. Fiamma also earns the approval of Miss G, but before long rumors begin to spread that the teacher's interest in her new student is more than academic. Cracks was the first feature film from director Jordan Scott, whose father is the noted filmmaker Ridley Scott. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
104 mins

Complete Cast of Cracks


Director(s):
Jordan Scott
Writer(s):
Caroline IpJordan ScottBen Court
Producer(s):
Christine VachonRosalie SwedlinAndrew Lowe
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Categories:
ForeignDrama
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Marti L.

    This film may not be everybody's cup of tea, but if you like movies that are artistic, beautifully filmed, and achingly acted, you will enjoy this movie. What I found interesting about this film was that outward appearances weren't always what they seemed. The beautiful, avant garde teacher describes to her enraptured students in great detail the experiences she had on her many travels abroad, only for us to learn later that she was no different from the students she was teaching. The wealthy foreign student from nobility who had so many beautiful things, and whom the other girls were so jealous of, didn't have the one thing she so desperately wanted. The leader of the pack, who seemed so cruel and cold-hearted, has an epiphany when confronted with her own conscience. This movie is perfect just the way it is, and if you watch it, I recommend paying attention to what isn't said as much as to what is.

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    Catherine R.

    This movie was disturbing. It was almost like a female version of Lord of the Flies. It could have been much better but it was worth renting.

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    William Judith D.

    TREMENDOUS FILM. RECOMMEND HIGHLY. BEAUTIFULLY DONE, DIRECTED, ACTED, OUTSTANDING, RIDLEY SCOTT (THELMA AND LOUISE) AND SCOTT FAMILY PRODUCED AND DIRECTED THIS FILM. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I LOVED IT. TRULY WORTH SEEING.

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