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Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

Is a man worth more than his words, a woman worth more than her pictures?

20146.41h 51m

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.

Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by Gerald Di Pego
Produced by Gerald Di Pego, Fred Schepisi, Curtis Burch
Box Office0Revenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Jack Marcus

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Dina Delsanto

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Walt

Adam DiMarco

Adam DiMarco

Swint

Valerie Tian

Valerie Tian

Emily

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Rashid

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Elspeth

Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy

Ellen

Andrew McIlroy

Andrew McIlroy

Roy Loden

Tanaya Beatty

Tanaya Beatty

Tammy

Themes & Keywords

painterrivalryteacherschoolbattlealcoholic teacherartarrogance

About Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of painter, rivalry, teacher, school, battle, alcoholic teacher. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it stars Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison. 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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