An American drama; A story about a flustered college student who visits the professor who failed her in one of her subjects. Confrontation leads to an escalation of a feud. This two-hander has an intriguing premise, if somewhat over-simplified. The effectiveness of its message, about social mores of a teacher-pupil relationship and the nature of learning, is thwarted by characters who begin to grate in their prolonged animosity and odious reasoning. The stagy dialogue descends to stilted delivery - possibly not the fault of the actors - but the director who failed to adapt the shooting script to produce a more natural sounding interaction. Nonetheless, the power struggle is arresting and the performances are adroit, with Macy and Eisenstadt well cast in their roles.
Review of Oleanna
