And here’s another:
A dedicated teacher tries to enlighten his racially prejudiced students in the days following World War II. When the class goes on a retreat at a pre-military facility, one student is killed by one of his classmates. The teacher incurs the wrath of parents for his liberal attitudes and is reviled by most students. The teacher soon emigrates to Africa where he believes his skill can make a difference in a more tolerant society.
I did watch the film, part of it anyway. As I said, it worked initially, but that didn’t last. First of all, it’s not subtitled in English, so I had to rely on images alone to understand what I was watching. But that wasn’t something I considered a major hindrance. It’s something I’ve had to do a number of times in the past. It is after all called, the moving image.
The image quality, as you might expect, wasn’t particularly great.
But what ruined the experience was that the tape eventually got jammed in my VCR (recalling a problem with VHS tapes and VCRs I remember being frustrated by many years ago, prior to DVD becoming the standard). And I was only about 30 minutes into what is said to be a 104-minute film). That twisting, winding sound that you’d typically hear when a tape reel gets entangled with your VCR’s interior parts. I heard it and freaked out! I hit the stop button immediately, but, unfortunately, that didn’t help much.