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Words and Pictures

2013

Fred Schepisi

Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Keegan Connor Tracy, Bruce Davison ...

5.7

1,368

Comedy. Drama A flamboyant English teacher (Clive Owen) and a new, stoic art teacher (Juliette Binoche) collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection.

	Author	Review
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"A thoughtful film about ideas — creativity, the power of language and the eloquence of visuals — it features two impeccable performances full of vitality. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"The words and the pictures are surprisingly flaccid, largely due to Gerald DiPego's literate but hopelessly contrived screenplay and direction that lacks Schepisi's usual snap"	NEG
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"'Words and Pictures' has a host of flaws, but the performances by Mr. Owen and Ms. Binoche have a crackling vitality."	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"If it wasn’t for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi’s Words and Pictures would have to be called off after the opening skirmish"	NEU
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Clive Owen stumbles around the scenery doing unfortunate drunken-writer shtick in 'Words and Pictures,' a formula movie whose script is yet more unfortunate (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"	NEG

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