A flamboyant English teacher (Clive Owen) and a new, stoic art teacher (Juliette Binoche) collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection.... (Full plot summary below)
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A flamboyant English teacher (Clive Owen) and a new, stoic art teacher (Juliette Binoche) collide at an upscale prep school. A high-spirited courtship begins and she finds herself enjoying the battle. Another battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But the true war is against their own demons, as two troubled souls struggle for connection.
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| Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFor the most part, the florid flourishes are so lightly played by Owen and Binoche, screenwriter Gerald Di Pego's melodrama can almost be forgiven. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsWith remarkable ease, director Fred Schepisi delivers a literate, grown-up comedy in the forgotten tradition of George Cukor and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. |
| Fresno BeeRick BentleyWords and Pictures resonates with a clever and endearing energy that harkens back to the days when Doris Day and Rock Hudson dominated the box office. |
| ABC Radio BrisbaneMatthew ToomeyWords & Pictures aims high but falls into too many of the clichés that we've grown to expect from this genre. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigA thoughtful film about ideas — creativity, the power of language and the eloquence of visuals — it features two impeccable performances full of vitality. |
| New York ObserverMatthew KasselWords and Pictures doesn’t possess the tender grace of "Enough Said," Nicole Holofcener’s wonderful film about middle-aged love. Nor does it have the kinetic energy of a high school movie like "The History Boys", adapted from Alan Bennett’s play. But it’s a winning effort from a director whose varied oeuvre has consistently charmed viewers. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerWords and Pictures is a minor effort from Schepisi, but minor Schepisi still trumps most of what’s out there. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordBinoche is a marvel playing a painter whose rheumatoid arthritis is curtailing the scope of her art and life. |
| Anchorage PressIndra ArriagaWith a track record of exceptional films (from Schepisi), Words and Pictures is a disappointment, it is strung together by cliché after cliché with occasional moments of good acting. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanIt is a joy to see a film that tackles the topic of art and its value in the world, and all the better that actors of Owen's and Binoche's caliber can lead it. |
