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The History Boys (DVD, 2009) WORLD SHIP AVAIL
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Former Rental
- No
- Region Code
- DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
- Edition
- Widescreen
- DVD Edition Year
- 2009
- UPC
- 0024543425199
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THE HISTORY BOYS, a clever look at a British school system's attempts to produce Oxford and Cambridge-worthy graduates, is based on the play of the same title by Alan Bennett. Bennett's play provides an interesting springboard for a film about youth, growing up, education, identity, and the complexities of the student-teacher relationship. Set in Sheffield, England, in the early 1980s, the story follows a class of college-bound high-school boys as they prepare for the rigorous entrance exams. Feeling the boys need grooming beyond what the absurd Mr. Hector (Richard Griffiths) and sarcastic Mrs. Lintott (Frances De La Tour) can offer, the headmaster (Clive Merrison) brings in Mr. Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore) to fill in the gaps. As a finishing school teacher of sorts, it becomes Irwin's job, through innovative history lessons and bold techniques, to turn children into men. But like his colleagues, Mr. Irwin is not without doubts and of his own, and his inevitable attraction to one of his students is something that he continually struggles with.Not what you'd expect from a film about teenagers, the story veers away from traditional notions of youthful rebellion, instead focusing on more mature issues of sexual orientation, life philosophies, and mortality. The film's cast of truly talented actors is headed by Richard Griffiths, whose performance as the tragically flawed yet loveable Mr. Hector forms much of the story's heart. Each student is played to perfection by young actors who include Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper, James Corden, and Russell Tovey. Filled with intellectual horsing around, rampant homosexual tension, and particularly lenient faculty, this day school appears to have little in common with the typical American high school. THE HISTORY BOYS should be especially refreshing to American audiences used to seeing adolescence exploited as it so often is in today's gross-out comedies.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0024543425199
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58359135
Product Key Features
Actor
Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour
Movie/TV Title
History Boys
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Format
DVD
Release Year
2009
Genre
Drama
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Leading Role
Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour
Release Date
20090616
Film Country
USA
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- t***a (393)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe dvd is perfect. Excellent seller.
- 6***e (626)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseEverything good
- n***b (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you for the fast delivery. Although I haven't gotten to sit down and watch them they're my favorite movies. šš¾āš¾
- r***e (120)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem as described and in great condition. Shipping was also fast and packaged with care. Item was priced fairly and looks great. Tested DVD after arrival and the quality appears to be good. The Blu-ray version was way too expensive and Iām happy with the DVD. This film is a great hidden gem. Definitely has a 90ās cool / Sodenberg vibe despite dark subject matter. Cast is great too. Thank you so much. I look forward to future purchases from this seller and recommend buying from them as wel
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- t***a (393)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe dvd is perfect. Excellent seller.
- 6***e (626)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseEverything good
- n***b (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you for the fast delivery. Although I haven't gotten to sit down and watch them they're my favorite movies. šš¾āš¾
- r***e (120)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem as described and in great condition. Shipping was also fast and packaged with care. Item was priced fairly and looks great. Tested DVD after arrival and the quality appears to be good. The Blu-ray version was way too expensive and Iām happy with the DVD. This film is a great hidden gem. Definitely has a 90ās cool / Sodenberg vibe despite dark subject matter. Cast is great too. Thank you so much. I look forward to future purchases from this seller and recommend buying from them as wel