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The Emperor's Club [2002]


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The Anti-Dead Poet's Society
Review date: 2007-09-10 Rating: 4 out of 10

I didn't know what to expect when watching this film but as the other reviewer has written, you are meant to believe it is along the lines of The Dead Poet's Society which I think is a very good film about learning to be yourself and not another brick in the wall. The Emperor's CLub however seems to think that everyone should conform to one code. Although I didn't like the Senator's Character I felt that he had one of the most important lines; "You will not mold my son."
I also found the direction rather heavy handed, whenever the viewer was supposed to think about a certain issue the camera returned to a prop whose significance had been set up at the start of the film.
I do not wish to be too harsh about the film as it is still watchable but don't expect anything new or finely crafted if you choose to watch this film.

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Bad marketing, brilliant film
Review date: 2005-04-28 Rating: 10 out of 10

This Film was made up to look like a variation of "Dead Poet's Society" (at least here in Austria/Germany it was), so I was rather reluctant to watch it. I was very surprised. The film is magnificent, a lot better than DPS (it deals with something completely different). The whole film revolves around ethics and how the ethical can deal with the non-ethical. Sounds very high-brow? Well, a Latin teacher of very strict ethics manages to wake a spark in a pupil of dubious morals. To nurture that spark the teacher goes against his principals. It turns out the student is not worth the effort of the teacher. This leaves the teacher doubting his moral code. Furthermore, the student and other not so strictly principled people succeed in life, while the teacher remains what he is: a teacher, although he had hoped to become headmaster. So are ethics (i.e. rigid priciples) worthless? And can you imbue them into people who don't believe in them?
These are some of the questions the film asks. Some of them it answers, and some of them it doesn't. And that's the really beautiful thing about this film: it leaves you thinking for a long time afterwards, because it doesn't present you with any ready-made answers.
A must see for anybody who cares about values and how to pass them on to the younger generation and whether one can still live by them and win (but what is to "win"?). So, basically, it should be a film for everybody.

The film is based on the short story "The Palace Thief" by Ethan Canin, which I haven't read, but intend to do.

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Actor(s):
Embeth Davidtz
Emile Hirsch
Edward Herrmann
Kevin Kline
Rob Morrow

Creators:
Kevin Kline (Primary Contributor)
Emile Hirsch (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239191831
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2005-03-21
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 105 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2002
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)

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