Mr. Holland’s Opus: Defining the True Essence of the Christmas Spirit


Mr. Holland's Opus - DVD-cover. “Mr. Holland's Opus” is presented as a biographical film of the career, spanning 30 years, of the self-proclaimed lead character, Glenn Holland - a music teacher at the fictional John F. Kennedy High School in Portland, Oregon. The film received Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Actor …

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Children of a Lesser God


"I Am Sam" (stylized "i am sam") is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive seven-year-old daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer, Dianne, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff and Laura Dern appear in supporting roles. For his role as Sam, Penn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 74th …

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