Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and encourages her to enter a national poetry contest. As tension at home escalates and Meg struggles to find a way to get to the poetry finals in Florida, Auster's role in her life becomes increasingly complex.

Oh Lucy!

2017

Japanese

6.8

♡ 14

98%

Atsuko Hirayanagi Director

Josh Hartnett as John

Shiori Kutsuna as Mika Ogawa

Shinobu Terajima as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy

Miyoko Yamaguchi as Yoshiko

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.

A Japanese Tragedy

1953

Japanese

7.3

♡ 1

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Fujio Suga as Fujita

Masami Taura as Haruko's son

Eijirô Yanagi as Iwami

Sanae Takasugi as Mrs. Akazawa

At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

2013

Spanish

7.0

♡ 2

93%

David Trueba Director

Ariadna Gil as Madre

Jorge Sanz as Padre

John Lennon as Self

George Harrison as Self

Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.

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