WATERLAND (1992)
STEPHEN GYLLENHAAL
DramaHistoricalWeepie / Tear JerkerEducation/TeachingLiterary ClassicsIncest1930s1940sAde TasticsNigel's ChoiceLuke's LushesRecommended
Plot
Superb adaptation of Graham Swift's novel about growing up in the poverty stricken, primitive, rural Fenland. Irons is peerless as the ageing and troubled history teacher, disillusioned as his students with dry facts and figures, taking them on a field trip though his personal history re-exploring his marriage to his childhood love and the often tragic experiences that befell them. Brilliant and moving.