Shownotes
In our latest episode of Film Schools: what we learn when cinema goes to school, teacher Kerry Fraser talks about the 1995 drama Mr Holland’s Opus, featuring an Oscar-nominated performance from Richard Dreyfuss as the titular music teacher. The film follows his career over 30 years, from an inauspicious start when he reluctantly goes into teaching to make ends meet, to a rousing finale – he finally sees the profound impact that he has had on countless students.