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Recommended The History Boys

Nicholas Hytner, 2006

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Grange Hill was never like this.
Set in 1983, Alan Bennett’s The History Boys follows a group of working-class boys in a Sheffield Grammar school as they are groomed for Oxford. As in 40 Years On, Bennett shows society changing via the prism of the schoolroom.
To ensure his students’ success, the school’s ambitious Head recruits brilliant young history teacher Irwin, who provokes the boys to use sharp quotations, look sideways at facts,
and strive for originality. His style contrasts with that of Hector, the boys’ avuncular and beloved General Studies teacher, who teaches them to love knowledge and appreciate
the beauty of truth. The boys themselves, intelligent,
confident and rebellious, shift back and forth between the easy success promised by Irwin and Hector’s willingness to stimulate their minds - as they tacitly tolerate his attempts to lay his hands on their bodies. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, who also helmed the stage production, the film sticks closely to Bennett’s original script, and includes the play’s award-winning cast.

milo on 27th January 2007

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DVD Extras
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Film Details

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Year

2006

Country

UK

Cast

Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour

Technical Details

Certificate

15

Length

109 mins

Label

FOX

Format

DVD Colour

Region

2

Aspect

16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Cat No

3249601000

Main Language

ENGLISH

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