Project Detail

The Lesson

Synopsis

A young novelist eager to make a name for himself begins tutoring the son of one of the most influential writers in the world. Good intentions soon give way to suspicion as darker motivations surface and the lines of master and protégé are blurred.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - Spotlight Narrative - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Features
Running time: 102 min
Format: HD
Director: Alice Troughton 1st Feature
Producer: Camille Gatin, Cassandra Sigsgaard, Judy Tossell, Fabien Westerhoff
Executive Producer: Andrew Karpen, Kent Sanderson
Editor: Paulo Pandolpho
Screenwriter: Alex MacKeith
Director of Photography: Anna Patarakina
Production Designer: Seth Turner
Sound: Howard Bargroff
Composer: Isobel Waller Bridge
Principal cast: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan, Crispin Letts
Film Title Note: fka THE TUTOR

Genre

Action Woman Director Black Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tutor Film Ltd

159 High Street
Barnet
EN5 5SU

Sales Company

Film Constellation

Fabien Westerhoff
Kemp House
152-160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

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