On 2009-07-24 Zachary Cabon, High Point, NC USA wrote: The Emperor´s Club, 2002, is a story about a history teacher´s romanticism of men of Ancient Greece and of the Roman Empire (only men, no mention of Cleopatra, etc.) and a student whose mild rebellion overwhelms the teacher.
Kevin Kline and Emile Hirsch are convincing, but only in a world far removed from common American societies. (Who knows then if the writer depicted an atypical society accurately?)
There is a token woman in the movie to belay anyone´s concern (writer, actor or gaff boy) the teacher is homosexual, as this unmarried fella drools over ´great men´ of the past in an all-boys school, and becomes infatuated with a student ´rebel.´
The teacher´s knowledge and love of the subject matter is impressive, but the scholars in this dainty world are so impressed by Latin phrases they confuse them with truth, e.g., ´The end depends on the beginning´ (not true in my life) - compare to the lyric by David Ford, ´I´ve had more second chances than I care to recall.´. And summed up by saying Dead Poet meets Will Hunting. Currently The Emperor´s Club (Widescreen Edition) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Andrew S. Karsch claimed A teacher at an all-boys prep school makes a rebellious student his main focus.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PG13Release Date: 21-JUN-2005Media Type: DVD
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