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Nov 22, 2002 · The mechanics of the eventual confrontation between Sedgewick and his own son are ingenious, devastating and unanswerable. We are so accustomed to noble teachers that "The Emperor's Club" surprises us by providing one who is dedicated, caring and skillful, but flawed.
The Emperor's Club. Though Kline is excellent in his portrayal of Hundert, the movie is too dull and sentimental to distinguish itself from other titles in its genre. Read Critics Reviews....
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The Emperor's Club, ruthless in its own placid way, finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality.
The Emperor's Club is a unique, intelligent, and thought provoking film that contrasts society's misguided values with the truly meaningful and important. Very few movies today deal with ethical issues, but this one explores such moral matters as teacher favouritism, bending the rules, and cheating.
Nov 22, 2002 · Most of ''The Emperor's Club,'' adapted from a short story by Ethan Canin, takes place on the green, pastoral campus of St. Benedict's, an all-male boarding school where the sons of the...
Nov 22, 2002 · The Emperor's Club: Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow. An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.
The Emperor's Club is a 2002 American drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Kline. Based on Ethan Canin 's 1994 short story "The Palace Thief", the film follows a prep school teacher and his students at a fictional East Coast boys' prep school, St. Benedict's Academy.
