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THE CLASS is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. Franτois Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as Franτois, an open-minded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds.Product Identifiers
ProducerBarbara Letellier, Caroline Benjo, Simon Amal, Carole Scotta
EAN5021866454306
eBay Product ID (ePID)80385763
Product Key Features
ActorDalla Doucoure, Laura Baquela, Arthur Fogel, Olivier Dupeyron, Vincent Caire, Francois Begaudeau, Cherif Bounaidja Rachedi, Patrick Dureuil, Nassim Amrabt, Juliette Demaille
Film/TV TitleThe Class
DirectorLaurent Cantet
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time125 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2010
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Additional InformationWinner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, master French director Laurent Cantet's THE CLASS is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. Franτois Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as Franτois, an open-minded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds. Of course, the mere fact that he's older and in a position of authority causes his students to challenge him on many occasions. Franτois is stuck in the middle. In the teacher conferences, he butts heads with the harsher adults who don't appear to have any sympathy for their students. In class, his attempts to be lenient and understanding are somehow misinterpreted and he finds himself arguing with the kids that he so clearly wants to help. As the school year progresses, tensions rise, until Franτois finds himself in a position he never imagined he'd be in.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Unlike his more formally written early films like HUMAN RESOURCES and TIME OUT, Cantet proves that he has an ability to work in a more improvisational manner. Shooting on HD and working with a cast of young non-actors, he allows THE CLASS to breathe, resulting in a fictional drama that has the spirit and energy of a documentary. His startlingly assured ensemble brings the new, culturally diverse France of the early 21st century to striking life.
ReviewsNew York Times - An artful, intelligent movie about modern French identity and the attempt to transform those bodies into citizens through talk, talk, talk, Time Out - Cantet's Palme dÆOr winner is a marvel, its authenticity deriving both from the superb performances of its non-professional cast and from a screenplay co-written by Begaudeau
ScreenwriterRobin Campillo, Francois Begaudeau, Laurent Cantet
AuthorFrancois Begaudeau
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Class
Director of PhotographyPierre Milon, Catherine Pujol, Georgi Lazarevski
Consumer AdviceContains strong language