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An
uplifting documentary film which follows primary
school teacher, Georges Lopez, over the course
of a year in an isolated dairy-farming region
in Auvergne, France. This is not your ordinary
village elementary: all the children -- they are
aged four years to eleven -- are taught together
in a single classroom. Lopez demands respect and
admiration from his students, helping them develop
into confident, able kids who will be able to
hold their own at senior school. His work is his
life, and this makes all the more poignant his
devastating and unexpected revelation at the end.
A beautifully sensitive portrait of a unique school
and, a very special teacher.
Critics
“A thoroughly delightful documentary” Peter
Bradshaw, Guardian
Awards
Best
Documentary, European Film Awards 2002
Links
Official
Site
Programme
Notes
The
notes for this film are available here.
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Director
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Nicolas
Philibert
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Cast |
George
Lopez and the children of his class
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Cert |
U |
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Length |
1
hour 44 mins |
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Country |
France
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Language |
In
French with English subtitles |
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