The Student

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Call Number: DVD FLC-RUS Student
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Based on a play by Marius von Mayenburg.
As Venya is finally exempted by the school's devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Back to school submitted by MH17 on August 6, 2018, 9:51pm Strident and episodic with some remarkable scenes, this movie isn't quite the sum of its parts. Feels like a morality tale, a fable, and so in the process sacrifices some nuance and complexity when it comes to characters. Still, it's a decent look at the morally bankrupt world of modern Russia where the divide between the haves and have nots continues to grow.

School’s Out Forever submitted by tarascon on May 27, 2023, 7:53pm An anatomy of intolerance and how dissent may devolve into a kind of behavioral dictatorship. I believe it also stands as an indictment of the crazy-making ideologies of the elders of our “civilization” and what its doing to their children.

NOTE: The following contains oblique spoilers—

In one scene a teacher comments that a crucifix on the wall is lopsided, a remark easily taken as a metaphor for The Student and his skewed hatred of contemporary society. But he’s only the most obvious dissenter; the film itself is a sly critique of the modern State (nominally Russia in this movie). For example, in a late scene as a different teacher ostensibly complains about the student’s anti-Semitism and homophobia, the camera remains locked on her face while the background centers on an off focus photo of a frowning—dare I say judgmental—Putin.

As the review above mine rightly noted, the story feels episodic and may not equal the sum of its parts. Still, it’s pretty bold considering that the real target of dissent seems to the filmmaker’s pointing to the hypocrisy of the current regime under which the Russian people labor.

If only Hollywood were so bold.