We all would agree If I say that in our school/college days, we had a crush on our teachers. It’s normal right? But a majority of us didn’t take it any further. Why? Simply because of society and of course the age gap. And this forbidden romance between a student and a teacher became an amusing topic for many film writers. They explored this topic and here we are with 10 best movies on the Forbidden Student-Teacher Romance.
Student-teacher romance has always been a controversial topic. It is a very sensitive relationship which is very hard to accept as it poses a threat to the society. Since the relation between a student and a teacher is very pious and sacred, the love affair between the two obliterates this very fact. But what happens if these two fall in love? Let’s find out!
Here are 10 movies that beautifully explore the scandalous romance between a student and a teacher!
1The Piano Teacher (2001)
It is an award winning French film released in the year 2001. It is an erotic psychological drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke, that is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Elfriede Jelinek. The story revolves around the life of an unmarried piano teacher, Erika Kohut. She is in her early forties and lives with her mother. She is struggling with her emotional and sexual needs. Her life includes visiting sex shops to watch DVDs and staring at couples having sex. She then enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with her student, Walter Klemmer. You will get some Fifty Shades of Grey kind of vibes here.
2Blue Car (2002)
It is an American drama film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff. It was released in the year 2002. The film is about a troubled teenage student Megan. She is a gifted writer but due to unfavorable conditions at her home, she is unable to take her talent further. Finally, she finds solace in her AP English teacher, Mr. Auster, who encourages her and supports her in taking part in poetry contest. During all this, this student-teacher relationship takes one step forward and becomes a romance.
3July Rhapsody (2003)
It is a Hong Kong drama film of year 2002, produced and directed by Ann Hui. It is a story of Lam Yiu-Kwok, who is a high school teacher. He is married to Man-Ching, who is having an extra marital affair of which he knows about but cant do anything. He feels very helpless both career and personal relationship wise. Meanwhile one of his students, Choy-Lam, falls in love with her. So, as a jealous husband he decides to retaliate by pursuing an affair with Choy-Lam.
4Notes on a Scandal (2006)
It is a British psychological thriller-drama film starring Judi dench and Cate Blanchett. It was released in the year 2006 directed by Richard Eyre and produced by Robert Fox and Scott Rudin. It is an adaptation of the 2003 novel of the same name by Zoë Heller. The movie is based on the theme of loneliness and how this loneliness can make one manipulative. The story begins with Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), joining as a new art teacher at St George’s school. She is befriended by the veteran teacher, Barbara Covett (Judi Dench). Barbara is a spinster and lives a lonely life. Sheba, although married, starts an affair with a teenage student of which Barbara learns about. Then begins the manipulation and deviousness of Barbara who blackmails Sheba on the basis of her affair.
5Half Nelson (2006)
It is an American drama film of the year 2006. It is directed by Ryan Fleck and written Fleck & Anna Boden. It stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. The story has at its centre Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) a history teacher at an inner-city middle school. Although, a very good teacher, Dunne is addicted to drugs. One of his students, Drey, learns about his drug addiction. Drey, herself has a lot of personal issues to deal with. After this, they form an unlikely sexual friendship and help each other solve their issues.
6Elegy (2008)
It is an American romance drama film of the year 2008 . It is directed by Isabel Coixet and stars Ben Kingsley & Penelope Cruz. The story is about an ageing professor (Ben Kingsley) who has left his wife and children. He has sex just every now and then with his students, whosoever gets seduced easily, towards the end of each academic year. One day, he encounters Consuela Castillo, a beautiful Cuban student who attends one of his lectures. He is smitten by her beauty and for the first time in his life falls in love with her genuinely not just for sex.
7Bloomington (2010)
It is a 2010 coming-of-age drama film directed by Fernanda Cardoso. The story is about Jackie Kirk, a former child actress who attends university in search of independence. There she meets her professor, Catherine Stark. They both become romantically involved in a lesbian relationship. Their relationship blooms and thrives until Kirk has to make the decision of returning back to acting which will alter both of their lives.
8A Teacher (2013)
It is an independent drama film of 2013 directed by Hannah Fidell. The movie is pretty intense as it talks about the transformation of infatuation into obsession. The main character of the movie is Diana Watts. She is an English teacher at Westerbrook High School in Austin, Texas. She is shown to be having a secret affair with one of her students, Eric Tull. She finds this relationship very fulfilling but since it is unacceptable in the society, she tries to renounce it. But as the film progresses, it is shown that she finds it very hard to stop thinking about Eric as he has become her obsession.
9Molly Maxwell (2013)
It is a humorous Canadian drama film released in the year 2013 and directed by Sara St. Onge. The story revolves around Molly Maxwell, a student at Phoenix Progressive school. In this school of talented, creative and extraordinary students, Molly Maxwell likes to be an invisible, ordinary student. She neither realizes nor explores how talented and special is. But with the arrival of her new and handsome English teacher, she starts flourishing and realizes her talents. The attraction towards her teacher further develops into an intimate bond. The chemistry between the two starts blooming and becomes questionable by the society.
10Sleeping with My Student (2019)
It is a 2019 American thriller-drama film directed by Tom Shell. The plot is as captivating as it can be. The movie starts with a single mother Kathy who is on a vacation. She has a one night stand with an 18 year old, Ian, a hotel employee. Next day she forgets about her fling and joins her job as a principal of her daughter’s school. But there she discovers that Ian has taken an admission and he is advancing towards Bree. As the plot progresses, Ian’s devious plan to kill Kathy starts unraveling. Watch the full movie to know why Ian wants to kill Kathy and her struggle to save herself.
