THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

For several months I’ve been meaning to watch Sara Colangelo’s second feature. (I was quite impressed with her first from 2014, Little Accidents.)

Perhaps I delayed watching The Kindergarten Teacher because, more than most movies, I knew this one would require my focus; after all, examining depictions of educators in popular culture is one of my major research areas.

What I discovered–not unexpectedly–is that this is a particularly complex film.

Maggie Gyllenhaal as the titular teacher and Parker Sevak as her protégé.
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