This movie was recommended to me by a former professor of mine who uses the film in his Teacher Education courses.
 
Though billed as a comedy, Ciao Professore, touches on serious issues. Set in rural Italy, the film explores the idea of compulsory schooling, pragmatic education and portrays the teacher as both educator and "educatee". It also makes the important distinction between education and schooling. The main character, Marco Spirelli, hails from an urban background and struggles, at times, to overcome the cultural divides that separate him from his students.
 

[warning: this entry may spoil the new Saw VI movie for you]

I caught the latest film in the Saw series this weekend – Saw VI. I liked it – well I appreciated it, at least. For those unfamiliar with Saw, I would recommend you watch the previous Saw films before you watch the latest feature – the story will make a lot more sense this way. I couldn’t help but feel that for many people at the theatre, the story seemed disconnected or lacked cohesiveness. Unless one is simply a fan of horror film gore or bizarre and intense jaw-clenching torture scenes, the story and background to the Saw characters are necessary to enjoying the film.