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Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

29/12/1995 (US)Drama, Music2h 23m
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Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.

Overview

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Richard Dreyfuss

      Richard Dreyfuss

      Glenn Holland

    2. Glenne Headly

      Glenne Headly

      Iris Holland

    3. Jay Thomas

      Jay Thomas

      Bill Meister

    4. Olympia Dukakis

      Olympia Dukakis

      Principal Jacobs

    5. William H. Macy

      William H. Macy

      Vice Principal Gene Wolters

    6. Alicia Witt

      Alicia Witt

      Gertrude Lang

    7. Terrence Howard

      Terrence Howard

      Louis Russ

    8. Damon Whitaker

      Damon Whitaker

      Bobby Tidd

    9. Jean Louisa Kelly

      Jean Louisa Kelly

      Rowena Morgan

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    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

    8.0
    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sep 12, 2023

    **Another good film about an outstanding teacher marking the lives of his students... another one.** One of the things I like most about a film, in addition to telling a good story and positively entertaining us for an hour or two, is to reflect on different subjects and themes. This exercise of critical questioning, free and reachable to the public, much more attractive than a six-hundred-page book, is one of the most important qualities of cinema. And this film has lots of themes and topics worthy of our reflection. First, I should say that the film is very good! It is very forgotten t...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$31,000,000.00

    Revenue$106,300,000.00

    Keywords

    • high school
    • husband wife relationship
    • composer
    • music teacher
    • mentor
    • deaf-mute
    • portland, oregon
    • marching band
    • teacher student relationship
    • high school teacher
    • disabled
    • teaching
    • retirement party
    • sign languages
    • forced retirement
    • 1960s
    • 1990s
    • father son relationship
    • inspiring teacher