Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2014-05-22
Duration:111 min
Director:Fred Schepisi
Actors:Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison, Adam DiMarco, Valerie Tian
Production:Lascaux Films, Latitude Productions, American Entertainment Investors, Voltage Pictures

Overview:

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

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