The Lesson
A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.
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"It's a psychological drama set in modern times on an Irish estate owned by a famous novelist and his family. It follows the experiences of a tutor hired to help the younger son prepare for university interviews. J. M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) is an honored and successful novelist who has not released new work for five or more years. He is married to Hélène (Julie Delpy), who sells art. Their older son, Felix (Joseph Meurer), committed suicide two years earlier. The younger son, Bertie (Stephen McMillan), has gone through several tutors. Liam Somers (Daryl McCormack) is a graduate stud..."
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J M Sinclair's oft repeated remark that great writers steal derives from a statement generally attributed to T.S. Eliot that "Good writers borrow, great writers steal."
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A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.