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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox film

| name = Oleanna

| image = Oleanna Movie Cover.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = David Mamet

| producer =

| screenplay = David Mamet

| based_on =

| starring =

| cinematography = Andrzej Sekua

| music = Rebecca Pidgeon

| editing = Barbara Tulliver

| production_companies =

| distributor = The Samuel Goldwyn Company

| released =

| runtime = 89 minutes

| country =

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $124,693

}}

'Oleanna' is a 1994 drama film written and directed by David Mamet based on his 1992 play and starring William H. Macy and Debra Eisenstadt. The film was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Plot summary



When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.

Cast



*William H. Macy as John

*Debra Eisenstadt as Carol

Critical reception



Roger Ebert, whose review of the film[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/oleanna-1994 Ebert's review of the film version of 'Oleanna'], from the 'Chicago Sun-Times' website is primarily about the off-Broadway production he saw over a year earlier, was "astonished" to report that 'Oleanna' was not a very good film, characterizing it as awkward and lacking in "fire and passion". In his review of the film, Ebert expressed his feelings about the original play:

:"Experiencing David Mamet's play 'Oleanna' on the stage was one of the most stimulating experiences I've had in a theater. In two acts, he succeeded in enraging all of the audience the women with the first act, the men with the second. I recall loud arguments breaking out during the intermission and after the play, as the audience spilled out of an off-Broadway theater all worked up over its portrait of ... sexual harassment? Or was it self-righteous Political Correctness?"

On Rotten Tomatoes, 'Oleanna' holds a rating of 56% from 18 reviews.

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