The First Grader (2010)

Actors: Greg Bernstein (miscellaneous crew), Steve Joberns (miscellaneous crew), Anant Singh (producer), David M. Thompson (producer), Tarn Harper (miscellaneous crew), Alex Heffes (composer), Vince Holden (miscellaneous crew), Leonard Crooks (miscellaneous crew), Naomie Harris (actress), François Sauvagnargues (miscellaneous crew), Fiona Morham (miscellaneous crew), Jane Hawley (miscellaneous crew), Norman Merry (producer), Helena Spring (producer), Joe Oppenheimer (producer),

Plot: Set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past.

Keywords: 1950s, 6-year-old, 84-year-old, adult-education, adult-school, africa, african, ageism, apology, baby
Genres: Biography, Drama,
Taglines: It's never too late to dream.

Quotes:

DJ Masha: At 1:40 in the movie the radio disc jockey says, "I am now beginning to believe that one day a Kenyan, a Kenyan, will go to the White House."

Jane Obinchu: Mmzee, they meant for children, not adults.::Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge: No, I heard it on the radio, with my own ears, they said 'everybody'.

Jane Obinchu: Mmzee, why does someone as old as yourself want to go to school?::Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge: I want to learn to read.

Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge: Do you think I'm too old to learn?::Jane Obinchu: My father had a saying. He was not an educated man, he was a fisherman, but he said 'you never stop learning until you have soil in your ears'.

Jane Obinchu: [addressing her 200 students on her last day] My mother never went to school, and she said to me, 'You must love education, so that you can do better than me'. I am your mother and I am telling you, you must love education, so that you can do better than me, better than all of the teachers.

Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge: I will continue learning, I want to become a vet.::Jane Obinchu: [laughing] A vet? Maruge, you'll be almost 100 years old.::Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge: I will never stop learning until I have soil in my ears.

The American President (1995)

Actors: Martin Sheen (actor), Clement von Franckenstein (actor), David Paymer (actor), George Murdock (actor), Googy Gress (actor), Richard McGonagle (actor), Matthew James Gulbranson (actor), John Mahoney (actor), Beau Billingslea (actor), Michael Douglas (actor), Richard Dreyfuss (actor), Ron Canada (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Anne Haney (actress), Annette Bening (actress),

Plot: Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States. He's a widower with a young daughter and has proved to be popular with the public. His election seems assured. That is until he meets Sydney Ellen Wade, a paid political activist working for an environmental lobby group. He's immediately smitten with her and after several amusing attempts, they finally manage to go on a date (which happens to be a State dinner for the visiting President of France). His relationship with Wade opens the door for his prime political opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to launch an attack on the President's character, something he could not do in the previous election as Shepherd's wife had only recently died.

Keywords: bouquet-of-roses, camp-david, chief-of-staff, christmas, cult-film, dating, diplomatic-reception, environmental-issues, environmentalist, flag-burning
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?

Quotes:

President Andrew Shepherd: I want to buy her some flowers. That's what men do when they break a date.::Robin McCall: That's not what men do. I know no men who do that.

[Looking through Andrew Shepherd's college transcript]::Sydney Ellen Wade: Oh, Andy, a C minus in Women's Studies.::President Andrew Shepherd: Yeah, well, that class wasn't about what I thought it was about.

[Ushering Sydney out of the White House after spending her first night there]::President Andrew Shepherd: I'm sorry about this. We'll do it better next time.::Sydney Ellen Wade: Well, I'm no expert but I think we did it pretty good this time.

Lewis Rothschild: Can I just state very clearly I can't be part of anything illegal.::A.J.: Good for you, Lewis.::Lewis Rothschild: Say what you want. It's always the guy in my job that ends up doing 18 months in Danbury minimum security prison.

Lewis Rothschild: Who're we calling, sir?::President Andrew Shepherd: I'm calling the Organization of the United Brotherhood of It's None of Your Damn Business, Lewis. I'll be with you in a second.

[ dancing at a state dinner]::Sydney Ellen Wade: I don't know how you do it.::President Andrew Shepherd: It's Arthur Murray. Six lessons.::Sydney Ellen Wade: That's not what I mean. Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you with two questions on their minds - who's this girl, and why is the President dancing with her?::President Andrew Shepherd: Well, first of all, the two hundred pairs of eyes aren't focused on me. They're focused on you. And the answers are Sydney Ellen Wade, and because she said yes.

President Andrew Shepherd: You're attracted to me, but the idea of physical intimacy is uncomfortable because you only know me as the President. But it's not always going to be that way, and the reason I know that is there was a moment last night when you were with ME, not the President. And I know what a big step that was for you. So, Sydney, I'm in no rush. Here's my plan. We're going to slow down, and when you're comfortable, that's when it's going to happen.::[Sydney emerges from the bathroom wearing nothing but one of his shirts]::President Andrew Shepherd: Perhaps I didn't properly explain the fundamentals of the slowdown plan.::Sydney Ellen Wade: [feeling the bed] No, you explained it great.::President Andrew Shepherd: Are you nervous?::Sydney Ellen Wade: No.::President Andrew Shepherd: Good. My nervousness exists on... several levels. Number one, and this is in no particular order, I haven't done this in a pretty long time. Number two, uh, any expectations that you might have, given the fact that I'm... you know...::Sydney Ellen Wade: [approaching seductively] The most powerful man in the world?::President Andrew Shepherd: Exactly, thank you. I think it's important you remember that's a political distinction that comes with the office. I mean, if, uh, Eisenhower were here instead of me, he'd be dead by now... and number three...::Sydney Ellen Wade: Andy...::[she kisses him]

[Right before their first kiss]::Sydney Ellen Wade: Do you think this is a good idea?::President Andrew Shepherd: Probably not.

Sydney Ellen Wade: Mr. President, you've got bigger problems than losing me. You just lost my vote.

A. J. MacInerney: The President doesn't answer to you, Lewis!::Lewis Rothschild: Oh, yes he does A.J. I'm a citizen, this is my President. And in this country it is not only permissible to question our leaders it's our responsibility!