One review on 26 Nov 2010

2008

The Class

Director : Laurent Cantet 

synopsis extract: A year in the life of teacher of French in a Parisiene suburban secondary school - 13-15 yer old kids. ...


Cast:

  • François Bégaudeau 




First Seen: Fri 26th Nov 2010
Catalogued: 22nd Dec 2024

Synopsis

A year in the life of teacher of French in a Parisiene suburban secondary school - 13-15 yer old kids. Based on autobiographical book by Begaudeau who stars as himself.

Reviews

by Roger on Fri 26th Nov 2010 DVD @ home

Review of "The Class"

Full review

More social realism from Cantet like Human Resources. Fascinating and comes across as true to life although the narrative line is weak at times. The teacher initially comes across as sympathetic but is later shown to be flawed.