7.6
“The greatest lessons in the life and the ones learned by heart.”
The Browning Version (1994)
June 8, 19941h 37mEN
6.4
57 votes
Overview
Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health reasons', and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The boys regard him as a Hitler, with some justification. His unfaithful wife Laura tries to hurt him in any way she can. Andrew must come to terms with his failed life and at least regain his own self-esteem.
Director
Mike FiggisWriters
Where to Watch
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Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Latin
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$487K
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesScott Free Productions
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0I'm not usually a fan of remakes, especially as the 1951 iteration of this story featuring Michael Redgrave is a powerful piece of drama. Who better, though, than Albert Finney to pick up the mantle and offer us his own interpretation of this curmudgeonly ancient languages master at a public school who is facing retirement? Mike Figgis has updated the Rattigan text to bring it into the 1990s, but the plot remains essentially the same. He is married to a younger women "Laura" (Greta Scacchi) who is a bit fed up with him and quite attracted to "Frank" (Matthew Modine). He's an American who is gr…
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