Dead Poets Society, 1989
“Dead Poets Society,” directed by Peter Weir in 1989, continues to inspire generations, and the picture (which received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay) holds up remarkably well three decades later. A charismatic English teacher played by Robin Williams forces a group of pupils at an elite conservative Vermont boarding school to reassess their place in the world and embrace the power of art – specifically through poetry. The picture has a special relevance at this time, as young Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles, and others give outstanding performances.
Dead Poets Society, 1989
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