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Myriad Lands International On Julianne Moore-Michael Angarano ‘English Teacher’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 7, 2013 @ 6:06pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Cannes Wrap-Up, Julianne Moore, Myriad, The English Teacher
Mike Fleming

Myriad Pictures has acquired international distribution rights to The English Teacher, starring Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right; Crazy, Stupid, Love), Michael Angarano (Brass Teapot, The Forbidden Kingdom, Haywire), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, Baby Mama, Stuck in Love), Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror, Abduction, The Blind Side), and Nathan Lane (The Producers, Mirror Mirror, “Modern Family”). Following the film’s recent world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Myriad will screen the film for the first time for buyers at this month’s Cannes Marche du Film. The English Teacher is the charming story of a small town teacher whose mundane routine is turned around when a former student returns after failing as a playwright in New York City. The film was written by Dan Chariton and Stacy Chariton and is an Artina Films production.

Linda Sinclair (Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature, and she likes it that way. But Linda’s simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood (Angarano) returns to Kingston after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Now in his 20s, Jason is on the verge of abandoning art, pressured by his overbearing father (Kinnear), to face reality and go to law school. Linda can’t stand the thought of Jason giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play – a dark, angst-ridden, ambitious work – as a Kingston High School production, with flamboyant drama teacher Carl Kapinas (Lane) directing. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself.

Said D’Amico, “The entire cast really shines in this fun and engaging film, and Julianne Moore delivers another brilliant and witty performance. We are thrilled to add The English Teacher to our lineup for Cannes.”

The English Teacher is an Artina Films production. Naomi Despres, Robert Salerno, Matthew E. Chausse and Ben LeClair served as producers. Philippe Chausse of Procinvest Sas and Aaron Gilbert of Media House Capital served as executive producers. The film premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and will be theatrically released in the U.S. by Cinedigm on May 17, 2013.

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Cinedigm & Tribeca Team To Acquire ‘The English Teacher’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 12, 2013 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Cinedigm, Julianne Moore, The English Teacher, Tribeca Film

The English Teacher stars Julianne Moore, Nathan Lane, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins and Michael Angarano and will be released this spring as part of a double-team rights deal between Cinedigm Entertainment Group and Tribeca Film. As … Read More »

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Lily Collins Joins ‘English Teacher’ Cast

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday October 24, 2011 @ 2:01pm PDTTags: Artina Films, Film Castings, Snow White, The English Teacher
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Lily Collins has been cast opposite Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano in the indie comedy The English Teacher, which Artina Films is producing. In addition, Canada’s Media House Capital has come aboard as co-financier on … Read More »

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Nathan Lane, Julianne Moore And Greg Kinnear In ‘The English Teacher’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 14, 2011 @ 2:25am PDTTags: Artina Films, Greg Kinnear, Julianne Moore, Nathan Lane, The English Teacher
Mike Fleming

Artina Films has set Nathan Lane to join Julianne Moore and Greg Kinnear in The English Teacher, a comedy that marks the feature directing debut of Craig Zisk, whose credits include The Big C, Nurse Jackie and Weeds. The Dan … Read More »

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