An unorthodox English teacher inspires young boys at a strict 1959 boarding school to embrace poetry and independent thought.
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An unorthodox English teacher inspires young boys at a strict 1959 boarding school to embrace poetry and independent thought.
In 1989 screenwriter Tom Schulman won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for "Dead Poets Society" and was honored with a number of nominations including WGA and Golden Globe writing awards. Set in 1959, New England, the story centers on an unorthodox English teacher's struggle to inspire independent thought and a passion for life in his class of young boys
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Brief discussions of sex and suggestive comments among boys.
Minor physical altercations; no graphic violence depicted.
Mild language used infrequently in dialogue.
Occasional smoking by adults and teens; not glamorized.
Possible subtext of queer identity; not explicitly confirmed.
No religious themes present.
No occult or magical elements depicted.
No evidence found in available sources.
Themes of rebellion against conformity and traditional authority.
Central depiction of suicide; emotionally intense and pivotal.
Emotional and psychological pressure from authority figures.
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