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.
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’ Review: Steve Coogan Makes a Feathered Friend in Sweet British Buddy Dramedy
A curmudgeonly teacher finds a renewed zest for life after rescuing a penguin in this new film from 'The Full Monty' helmer ...
‘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 ...
If 'The Penguin Lessons' could commit to earnestness or comedy, it'd be great
Steve Coogan and Björn Gustafsson are a hilarious duo in "The Penguin Lessons" despite an underwhelming film that shies away ...
‘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, ...
'The Penguin Lessons' Review: Antifascist Waterfowl Drama Is a Good Egg, Really
Penguins are some of the cutest animals in the world, second only to -- and I admit that that I may be slightly biased -- my ...
‘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.
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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, ...
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 ...