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Where Can I Find This Now???


Haven't seen it in years!

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Try to find a VHS copy on Amazon.com or eBay. You might have better luck with VHSPS Categories. Try to find the film listed alphabetically.

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I have an almost surreal memory of it and Amanda Donohoe's face. It's incredible that is nowhere to be found.

I found, however this delightful review in IMDB


Faces
8/10
Author: Miles Charrier from London, England
29 April 2004

As awkward as this film is, there are moments that can only be described as, sublime. The moments are pinpointed by faces. If you read the film through the faces of its characters you'll have a memorable experience. The pain and anger in Amanda Donohue's face is as entertaining and shattering as anything Bette Davis has ever done. Mark Whalberg ambles down into the film scene with a bang, looking straight into the camera, inviting us to "get busy". The faces of the students, Molly Parker and Martin Cummins among them, tell us, in beautiful close ups, how much their murderous teacher has done for them. Then the teacher tells them how much they mean to her, we see the kids faces from above as her point of view. It is just wonderful. Last but not least is the amazing score by Gerald Gouriet (Madame Souzatska, Seeds of Tragedy) All in all I had the feeling that a genial mind was at work here, but chained to some kind of wall of mediocrity. As rarities go, this is the "rariest". Worth the trip.

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