The Class (2008)Directed by: Laurent Cantet
Screenplay by: Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, and François
Bégaudeau
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 128 Minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Viewed: Starz
[IMDb]
Comments: The Class is an interesting look at the inner-workings of a contemporary classroom. Going into the film, one expects something along the lines of Mr. Holland's Opus, but that's hardly the case. The Class is a much more realistic and almost documentary-like film following François Bégaudeau, who is a teacher and wrote the book the film is based on. All of the students are also real students. There's no sweeping realizations by the students, and no grand gestures by the teacher - it's simply a year in the life of a instructor and his pupils. The screenplay is excellent, and the acting exceeded all of my expectations considering these are just normal people. I definitely see why The Class won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Also Known As: Entre les Murs
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