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Rated: R; Genre: Drama; With: Ethan Hawke and Jeremy Irons
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By Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr is a writer at large for EW and is no relation to Raymond or Aaron

Waterland Jeremy Irons, Ethan Hawke (1992, New Line, R, $95.95) A high school history teacher (Jeremy Irons) takes his American students back in time to the English fens of his youth and, even further, to the family secrets that continue to haunt him and his wife (Irons' real-life spouse, Sinead Cusack). As he talks, the kids realize they're seeing a man coming apart at the seams. A crafty, erotic jigsaw puzzle that loops in and out of the decades, Waterland is exquisitely shot melancholy of a brilliant blue. B+ -Ty Burr


Posted Jul 30, 1993
 

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