To Sir, with Love DVD

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starring: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson directed by: James Clavell

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Average Rating: Rating: - How it really was in England in the 60's Only Sidney Poitier & Lulu called have created such a tremendous movie, which shows the true way we lived our school days in rainy London in those swinging 60's, we were all young kids who fealt great freedom in living and in speech, pop music ruled our lives because at that time the only pop radio stations available to us, were beamed from ships in the north sea, we had the Beatles etc and we had love, we liked to outrage other people and every time I watch this movie it brings tears to my eyes, my youth, relived over again. The plot and acting is first class but then it should be because it is 100% how England used to be, if you never grew up in those days, well you missed a great adventure, so why not buy this movie and see real life. Rating: - Uplifting Film Sidney Poitier plays a new teacher in a rough London high school, where the kids are used to browbeating their teachers. He gets nothing but disrespect and abuse, until he decides to teach them life skills, instead of academics they may never need. Gradually, the students come to respect him, as he does them. He becomes interested in their families and their lives outside of school. The film follows him through one school year, which may be his last. This movie is a lot like "Up the Down Staircase": Idealistic teacher reforms juvenile delinqent students with his/her devotion to the ideals of teaching. It's pretty predictable stuff and maybe not too realistic; but Poitier is such a likeable presence on the screen you just want to enjoy it. He's completely convincing in his role as the teacher, and he's a pretty good dancer, too. I recommend this film to Sidney's many fans, to would-be teachers who believe they, too, can change the world, and to everyone who was once a student and had a teacher who cared about them. Rating: - A BRAVURA POITIER PERFORMANCE. Sidney Poitier is astonishing in his role of Mark Thackeray, a black super-gentleman teacher who has been assigned to work with a bunch of unruly students in the slums of London's East End. If the classroom scenes aren't entirely convincing, the performances are finely executed. Thackeray explains to the cheeky, rowdy kids that he came from humble orgins as well. He instills confidence, respect and responsibility in their heads. In the end, he somewhat, if not entirely succeeds: the students as a whole are awed by this magical man who has become something of a hero. To insure more believability, some viewers feel that Thackeray should have been allowed to be more human & lose his "cool" just once, but it wouldn't have been the same film that many have come to know and love. The film was produced, written and directed by James Clavell, the author of SHOGUN; he adapted the autobiographical book by E.R. Braithwaite for the screen. This movie was a box-office success with the public: it earned over 7 million dollars in profits. Critics, however, were somewhat less than enthusiastic. Oh, well!

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