If you loved Das Rußland-Haus, try Words & Pictures
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
Was sie teilen
Both films are directed by Fred Schepisi, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Das Rußland-Haus, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Words & Pictures is
Here's a film that asks the big questions. A prep school art teacher and a writing instructor enter a petty competition, goading their students to pick a side. One wonders if anyone involved learned a valuable lesson.

