Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Tony Kaye

Cast

Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Peter Weir

Cast

Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Michael Mayer

Cast

Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements...

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Baltasar Kormákur

Cast

Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal

After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Chris Isaak