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Words and pictures

eng

videorecording

Rated: M

Words and pictures

116

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important. Choose your weapon carefully: the pen or the brush. Jack Marcus is a writer who can no longer write he is a shadow of his true potential. Occupied as an English teacher at an elite New England prep school, he lives and breathes his love of language through the students, but remains a victim of his own vices often found at the bottom of a bottle. Enter new Art teacher Dina Delsanto, an acclaimed and passionate artist who is struggling with rheumatoid arthritis. Dinas cold and tortured demeanor ignites a spark in Jack. Relentless in his attempt to melt her faade, Jack tries to engage her in his perpetual word game. When Jack learns that Dina has told the students that words are traps and lies, that art is the only bearer of truth, he is quick to the defense. The gauntlet for a school-wide competition of words versus pictures is thrown down - get ready for an academic showdown of wild proportions. A playful romantic comedy, this drama explores the rocky terrain of relationships capturing the passion and the inspiration behind both the words and the pictures

adult

live action