To Be and To Have
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Meet Jojo, Nathalie, and the other children who attend a one-room school in the rolling French countryside. Their classroom is noticeably quieter than American ones. The dapper, soft-spoken teacher resolves playground quarrels, organizes sledding frolics, gives reading instruction, and confers with parents with equal finesse, always using kindness to bring out the best in his students. Absorbing and delightful, the film notices all the little details that bring out the character of the students, their families, and their teacher. NK
Director
Nicolas Philibert
Producers
Gilles Sandoz, Serge Lalou
Original Title
Etre et Avoir
Release Year
2002
Festival Year
2003
Country
France
Run Time
106 minutes