DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) ****

(focus on carpe diem)

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Contains 19 movie quotes & 47 Academic Words (AWL*).
In the 1950s, Welton Academy is a traditional prep school for boys.  John Keating (Robin Williams) is the new English teacher who inspires his students to "seize the day".  As a result, some of the students, including shy Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke), rebellious Charlie Dalton (Gale Hansen), romantic Knox Overstreet (Josh Charles), and sensitive, Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard) reconvene the top-secret DPS.  But Keating's teaching methods are not appreciated by Headmaster Nolan (Norman Lloyd), and Keating's influence begins to have profound effects on several of his students.  Everything comes to a boil when Neil performs in the school play, in one of the most highly-acclaimed films of all time.  Academy Award: Best Original Screenplay.  Rated PG (128 min.) mike laib 2014.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Poets_Society

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