One of the plays written by the same character, Heaven and Hell, features several references to Apocalypse Now, but the play was not produced at the titular school because a student got his finger blown off during rehearsal.
Its protagonist visits his mother's grave and sees a line from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" on her tombstone. In a dream, that character derives the area of an ellipse using integration in front of the class. One of the plays written by the same character, Heaven and Hell, features several references to Apocalypse Now, but the play was not produced at the titular school because a student got his finger blown off during rehearsal. The film focuses on a poor student with many extracurriculars who falls in love with an elementary school teacher. FTP, name this film Bill Murray as Herman Blume and Jason Schwartzman as Max Fischer.
Its protagonist visits his mother's grave and sees a line from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" on her tombstone.
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