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Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the film, a black teenager, Jamal Wallace ( Rob Brown ), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school.
Jan 12, 2001 · Finding Forrester: Directed by Gus Van Sant. With Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin. Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
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- Drama
- Gus Van Sant
- 2001-01-12
The Old Forester House (German: Das alte Försterhaus) is a 1956 West German comedy drama film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Paul Klinger, Anita Gutwell and Trude Hesterberg. It was part of the post-war cycle of heimatfilm. The film's sets were designed by Mathias Matthies.
Rooks Nest House, Stevenage. Forster based his description of Howards End on a house in the hamlet of Rooks Nest in Hertfordshire, his childhood home from 1883 to 1893. The house, known in Forster's childhood as "Rooksnest" had, as in the novel, been owned by a family named Howard, and the house itself had been called "Howards" in ...
Mar 12, 2019 · Film and Plot Synopsis. When a high school basketball player named Jamal Wallace scores exceptionally high on a statewide standardized exam, a prestigious prep school in Manhattan accepts him to attend their school. Eventually, this lead him to befriend a reclusive writer named William Forrester.
- Gus Van Sant
Dec 22, 2000 · One night on a dare, he sneaks into Forrester's apartment, is startled by the old writer and begins a strange friendship. Jamal gets someone to read his writings. Forrester gets someone to lure him out of his hibernation.
Synopsis. In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary. Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx.
