A headstrong young teacher (Maggie Smith) in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12 year old charges with her over-romanticized world view.
Maggie Smith was singled out for her performance in the film. Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader said that Smith is "in one of those technically stunning, emotionally distant performances that the British are so darn good at." Yes, but what about Pamela Franklin? I think it is a shame she ever quit acting, as she is by far one of the best actresses of the 1970s and 80s.
It is interesting to see how little Maggie Smith changed over 30 years, and how the school in this film could just as easily have been Hogwarts.
Maggie Smith was singled out for her performance in the film. Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader said that Smith is "in one of those technically stunning, emotionally distant performances that the British are so darn good at." Yes, but what about Pamela Franklin? I think it is a shame she ever quit acting, as she is by far one of the best actresses of the 1970s and 80s.
It is interesting to see how little Maggie Smith changed over 30 years, and how the school in this film could just as easily have been Hogwarts.