Steve Coogan OK being upstaged by costar in ‘The Penguin Lessons’
With a glum teacher and a penguin far from home, “The Penguin Lessons” is a “happy to be sad” film bringing tears and a smile ...
‘The Penguin Lessons’ offers accidental lessons of its own
His latest, “The Penguin Lessons,” shares with his 2019 drama “Military Wives” the challenge of fashioning an uplifting, ...
Steve Coogan on "Another One of Those Penguin Fascism Films"
"You don't often see penguins in films about human rights abuses," Steve Coogan told Variety, and he's right. The Penguin ...
‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Antifascist Waterfowl Drama Is a Good Egg, Really
English teacher Steve Coogan adopts a penguin in the middle the 1976 Argentinean coup d’état -- and yes, that is kinda weird.
‘The Penguin Lessons,’ starring a teacher’s pet, has feel-good movie moments down cold
Supremely dry and subtle, Steve Coogan saves this real-life story, about an adopted penguin and an academic rescued from his ...
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ Is a Waddling Delight
What begins as a melancholy expat’s teaching stint in 1970s Buenos Aires morphs into a quietly powerful tale of friendship, ...
‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: A Unique Approach to Teaching
Steve Coogan plays Tom Michell, an English teacher in 1970s Argentina, whose small new friend makes his class a hit.
How ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Director Captured Human Emotions From the Bird — and What Footage Landed on the Editing Room Floor
The Penguin Lessons' balances stories about an adorable penguin and the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina.
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THE PENGUIN LESSONS – Review
Baba/Richard the penguins as Juan Salvador, and Steve Coogan as Tom Michel in ‘The Penguin Lessons’Image: Lucia Faraig Ferrando. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Steve Coogan is terrific in true ...
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Antifascist Waterfowl Drama Is a Good Egg, Really
“The Penguin Lessons” (or as I like to call it, “Goodbye Fish ’n’ Chips”) stars Steve Coogan as Thomas Michell. He’s a grumpy gus who’s given up on life. He moves into St. George ...