Eric's father answers and when she asks for Eric, he tells her it is late and, assuming she is a classmate, advises that she speak to him at school the next day. When he does not pick up her calls, she calls his family's landline. Sophia watches in shock as Diana desperately chases after Eric.ĭiana immediately gets in her car and drives to Eric's house, where she sits outside in her car. Frustrated with her erratic behavior, Eric storms out right as Sophia is returning home. She goes from pushing him away, saying that what they are doing is wrong, to clinging to him and begging him to stay. Later, at her house, Diana and Eric begin having sex when she starts to act increasingly unstable. Diana tries to play it off as a school-related meeting. During the conversation, Jessica comes into the classroom and accidentally interrupts them. He comes to her classroom, where she confesses that she misses him and invites him to come over later. She pushes him away angrily.Īfter they have returned to school, Diana asks Eric one day if they can talk after class. Eric joins her and tries to seduce her, eventually becoming rough and aggressive. She tells him they should put their relationship on hold for a while and goes to the porch to be alone. Eric tells her there is nothing to worry about but, unassured, Diana insists that she could lose her job if they are found out. After James leaves, Diana is visibly shaken and asks a nonchalant Eric if James will tell his father.
Diana rushes to hide in the bathroom while Eric speaks to James. The next morning, as they are having sex, the ranch foreman, James, arrives at the property and, noticing Eric's car, knocks on the door. Later on, Diana and Eric go on a weekend getaway at his family's ranch. Diana becomes jealous, but Eric reassures her that it means nothing and he is only going with this girl so things do not seem suspicious. Eric meets up with her on another occasion and tells her that a girl asked him to the Sadie Hawkins dance. She meets with Eric after school in the parking lot and asks him to delete the photo, which he does. While Jessica laments how careless young teenagers can be, Diana realizes that the photo she sent Eric could be spread just as easily. She makes an excuse to leave the party early.Īfter the holiday break, Diana is told by Jessica, a fellow teacher, that a topless photo of a student has been circulating around the school. She later attends the party with Sophia and meets Rich and Dan, both of whom she finds uninteresting. While Sophia is talking, Diana walks into the bathroom to take a topless photo to send to Eric. Sophia eagerly tells Diana that she wants to introduce her to some attractive single men, Rich and Dan, at a party. Sometime later, Diana and her roommate, Sophia, discuss their plans for Thanksgiving. Her brother left her a voicemail to discuss their mother, and that she "can't keep avoiding this." She meets her brother, Hunter, but as soon as he brings up their mother's declining health, Diana becomes overwhelmed and leaves. One day, some of the other teachers invite Diana to join them for a drink after school, but she declines, saying her brother is in town. Despite sometimes fearing that they could get caught, Diana appears to be smitten with Eric and continues seeing him. In class, Diana and Eric try to behave normally in order to hide their relationship, aside from sneaking glances at each other and finding time after class to be alone. ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭiana Watts, a high school English teacher in suburban Texas, is having an affair with Eric Tull, one of her students. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Criticisms were reserved over its lack of focus, exposition, and character development, as well as the characterization of the leads, and the ending, which was seen as inconclusive. Praise was given towards the directing and cinematography, score, performances of the leads, and its attempt to explore a complex issue. Response to the film was generally mixed. The film was released on video on demand on August 20, 2013, prior to receiving a limited release on September 6, 2013, in the United States. The film had its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013. Principal photography for the film took place in Austin, Texas. It revolves around a female high school teacher's illicit sexual relationship with a male student that turns from infatuation into obsession. A Teacher is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Hannah Fidell, in her feature directorial debut.
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