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12 20th, 2007 Boarding School Setting: Dead Poets Society
Probably one of the most influential films about the boarding school industry is Dead Poets Society.
Dead Poets Society is an 1989 Academy Award-winning film directed by Peter Weir. Set in 1959 at a conservative and autocratic boys prep school, it tells the story of an English professor who inspires his students to change their lives of conformity through his teaching of poetry and literature.
The story is set at the fictional Welton Academy in Vermont and was filmed at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware. The script was written based on the author’s life at Montgomery Bell Academy, an all boys preparatory school in Nashville, Tennessee. A novelization by Nancy H. Kleinbaum (ISBN 0553282980) based on the movie’s script has also been published.
Whether you consider the movie a commentary, entertainment or reality, it certainly made an impact. If you are curious about how boarding schools are portrayed around that time, it is recommended that you get hold of film’s copy.
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