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The Lesson

20235.8 / 10103 min

Thriller, Drama

Overview

Who is teaching whom?

Liam, an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair. But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène, and their son Bertie all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own.

Cast

Richard E. Grant

J.M. Sinclair

Julie Delpy

Hélène Sinclair

Daryl McCormack

Liam Sommers

Stephen McMillan

Bertie Sinclair

Crispin Letts

Ellis

Tomas Spencer

Interviewer

Joseph Meurer

Felix Sinclair

Crew

Judy Tossell

Producer

Fabien Westerhoff

Producer

Alex MacKeith

Writer

Alice Troughton

Director

Camille Gatin

Producer

Miranda King

Associate Producer

Andrew Karpen

Executive Producer

Kent Sanderson

Executive Producer

Cassandra Sigsgaard

Producer

Verena Schlünsen

Set Decoration

Henning Jördens

Art Direction

Seth Turner

Production Design

Paulo Pandolpho

Editor

Kate Benton

Makeup Designer

Micheal Manzke

Sound Mixer

Jamey-Leigh Weber

Key Makeup Artist

Dixie Chassay

Casting

Isobel Waller-Bridge

Original Music Composer

Anna Patarakina

Director of Photography

Sibel Allen

Visual Effects Coordinator

Carl Fischer

Assistant Set Decoration

Anja Pietruschka

Set Decoration Buyer

Ben Cross

Foley Mixer

Ian Waggott

Foley Artist

Giuditta Natale

Script Supervisor

Marco Böhm

Property Master

René Brodrecht

Set Dresser

Julian Feijoo

Boom Operator

Andrea Kuehnel

Second Assistant Director

Rina Plüschau

Graphic Designer

Katharina Dietl

First Assistant Director

Dean Wares

Main Title Designer