Liberal Arts

Synopsis: Thirty-five year old Jesse Fisher, an admissions officer at a New York City post-secondary institution he who loves English and literature, has somewhat lost his passion in life, which includes recently being unceremoniously dumped by his latest girlfriend, who could no longer be the person to prop him up emotionally. He has a chance to find that passion again when he is invited to the retirement dinner of his second favorite Ohio University college professor, Peter Hoberg, as his time there was when his life held the most passion. Jesse's encounters with five people there may determine if he does find that passion again. They are: Hoberg, who is resisting the notion of retirement; Judith Fairfield, Jesse's favorite professor, although for a different reason than his like of Hoberg; Nat, a free spirit who navigates life at the institution on his own terms; undergraduate student Dean, who Jesse sees as a younger more destructive version of himself; and nineteen year old undergraduate st

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director(s): Josh Radnor

Actors: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney

Production: IFC Films

7 nominations.


IMDB:: 6.7
Metacritic:: 55
Rotten Tomatoes:: 70%

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: PG-13
Year:: 2012
: 97 min
: $317,190
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You know,
high school to college,
it can be a big transition,
especially if you're not
from the city,
so-so we try to help out
with that transition
in a number of ways.
Wow, that's a real
accomplishment.
Congratulations.
I mean, you're not in yet,
but...
no, things are looking
pretty good.
We do an all-campus picnic,
which is a nice way
for the incoming students
to acclimate themselves
to the college.
For me, the most exciting thing
about this place is the classes.
So you don't want to go
to college?
You know, I'm not up to date
on the course catalog.
One of the great things
about this school is, you know,
you have a campus
called New York City.
Greatest city in the world,
they say.
I thought your essay was-
was interesting.
A spell-check might be nice
on these essays.
Planning on taking
your boards again?
Love those extracurriculars.
Have you heard
about the meal plan?
Fantastic.
Where do you see things going,
you know,
after-after college?
Hey!
Mm, mm, mm-hmm
Hmm, mm
Look at how life
has gone today
My sweet love is gone away
My sweet love is gone today
My sweet love
is gone away now
Mm, mm
Look at how life
has gone away
My sweet love is gone away
My sweet love is gone today
My sweet love
is gone away now
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Yours or mine?
Mine.
You can have it if you want,
though.
Is that a new shirt?
Uh, yeah, it is.
Do you like it?
Don't ask me that.
Why?
Because it's not my job
to make you feel good
about yourself anymore.
Mmhmm
Look at how life
has drived away
My sweet love is gone away
My sweet love is gone today
My sweet love
is gone away now
Mm-hmm
That'll be all for you?
- Hmm?
- Anything else?
Oh, no, that's it.
That's a nice shirt.
Thanks.
Oh, my baby
Oh, my love
Oh, my baby, now
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm-hmm,
mm-hmm
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Mm-hmm,
mm-hmm
Hello?
Jesse Fisher?
Yeah?
It's your favorite Communist.
Professor Peter Hoberg?
Screw you.
I'm not a Communist.
How you doing?
Oh, you know.
Listen, I don't want to
take up too much of your time,
but here's why I'm calling.
Ever since I announced
that I was packing it in,
it's funny, but this whole place
has finally decided
that they don't really hate me
after all.
Now, I know Ohio is not
as glamorous as New York,
but they're throwing me
a retirement dinner thing
at the end of the month,
and they asked me to invite
any former students
that might want to lie and say
some nice things about me.
And since you're one of
the great liars that I know...
When is it?
Weekend of the 25th.
You know, check your schedule.
Okay.
Checking now.
Uh, looks like I'd have to shift
some things around, but yeah.
I'll be there.
Hi.
Look at this.
How are you?
Ah.
- Jesse.
- Yeah, hi.
Hi, I'm David.
This is Susan.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Peter warned you
that we'd be here?
He did.
He did, yeah.
We're making him take care
of us while we're here.
How was your drive?
It was good, yeah.
Pleasant, actually.
Peter, Jesse's here!
So it's good to be back?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's weird.
I drove up the hill.
I suddenly felt like
I was seeing
an ex-girlfriend
or something.
- The one that got away.
- Exactly.
Zibby loves it here so much,
she gets sad to come home
on breaks.
Zibby?
Sorry.
Elizabeth, our daughter.
She's a sophomore.
Ah.
She's in the improv group.
We came up
to see one of her shows.
- How was it?
- Hilarious.
Uh, filthy but hilarious.
So how do you guys know Peter?
He was my camp counselor.
No way.
He made us sing pro-union
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Josh Radnor

Joshua Radnor is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the popular Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He made his writing and directorial debut with the 2010 comedy drama film Happythankyoumoreplease, for which he won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. In 2012, he wrote, directed and starred in his second film, Liberal Arts, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, Radnor portrayed Isaac in the Broadway play Disgraced, which earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination. He then starred as Dr. Jedediah Foster on the PBS American Civil War drama series Mercy Street and as Lou Mazzuchelli in the musical series Rise. more…

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