The History Boys Page #2

Synopsis: In 1980s Britain, a group of young men at Cutlers' Grammar School all have the brains, and the will to earn the chance of getting accepted in the finest universities in the nation, Oxford and Cambridge. Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs Lintott in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Hector in General Studies, the Headmaster is not satisfied. He signs on the young Irwin to polish the students' style to give them the best chance. In this mix of intellectualism and creative spirit that guides a rigorous preparation regime for that ultimate educational brass ring, the lives of the randy students and the ostensibly restrained faculty intertwine that would change their lives forever.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner
Production: Fox Searchlight
  Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
2006
109 min
$2,568,197
Website
5,800 Views


So, where did you go?

I was a geographer. I went to Hull.

They're a likely lot, the boys.

Erm, erm...

All keen.

One oddity - Rudge.

Determined to try for Oxford.

Christ Church, of all places.

(laughs) No hope. No.

Might get into Loughborough,

in a bad year. (laughs)

Er... otherwise, all bright.

But they need polish.

Edge. Your job.

We're low in the league.

I want to see us up there with Manchester

Grammar School, Haberdasher Askes,

Leighton Park.

Or is that an open prison?

No matter.

There is a vacancy, in history.

That's very true.

In the school.

- Ah.

- (both laugh nervously)

Get me scholarships, Irwin.

Pull us up the table and it's yours.

I-I'm corseted by the curriculum.

But I can find you,

er... three lessons a week.

- Not enough.

- (stammers) Yes, I agree. However...

I think I know where

we can filch an hour.

# Elle coute la java

# Mais elle ne la danse pas

# Elle ne regarde mme pas la piste

# Mais ses yeux amoureux

# Suivent le jeu nerveux

et les doigts secs et longs de l'artiste

# a lui rentre dans la peau

# Par le bas, par le haut

# Elle a envie de chanter

C'est physique

# Tout son tre est tendu

# Son souffl est suspendu

# C'est une vraie tordue

de la musique

(applause)

O voudriez-vous travailler

cet aprs-midi?

Je voudrais travailler

dans une maison de passe.

- Oh l l!

- Qu'est-ce que c'est?

- A brothel.

- Ah!

He'd like to work in a brothel.

Trs bien.

Mais une maison de passe

o tous les clients utilizent

le subjonctif ou le conditionnel.

- (all sigh)

- Bien.

- D'accord, monsieur.

- Voil.

- (knocking)

- Voil.

Dj un client.

- Bonjour, monsieur.

- (gruff voice) Bonjour, chrie.

(laughing)

Entrez, s'il vous plat.

Voil votre lit.

- Et voici votre prostitue.

- Oh l l!

Je veux m'tendre sur le lit.

Je voudrais. "I would like

to stretch out on the bed,"

in the conditional or the subjunctive.

Continuez, mes enfants.

Mais les chaussures, monsieur.

Pas sur le lit.

Oh! Excusez-moi, mademoiselle,

excusez-moi.

- Et votre pantalon, s'il vous plat.

- (all moan)

- Come on! Sir...

- Sir! Sir!

Oh! Quelles belles jambes!

Et maintenant- Claudine.

Oui. La prostitue, s'il vous plat.

- (giggles)

- (whistling)

- (high-pitched) A quel prix?

- Dix francs.

Dix francs. Pour dix francs,

je peux vous montrer ma prodigieuse poitrine.

(Timms) Ah, non, non, non...

(knocking)

- Un autre client.

- (all gasp)

Ah! Cher monsieur le directeur.

Mr. Hector, what on earth

is happening?

L'anglais c'est interdit.

Ici, on ne parle que franais.

En accordant une importance

particulire au subjonctif.

Oh... Erm...

Qu'est-ce qui s'est pass ici?

Pourquoi ce garon...

Er... Dakin, isn't it?

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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full-time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968. His work includes The Madness of George III and its film adaptation, the series of monologues Talking Heads, play and subsequent film of The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. more…

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