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Les Grands Esprits (2017)

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1h 46min
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Synopsis:
François Foucault (Denis Podalydès) is a teacher at Henri IV in Paris, considered one of the most demanding secondary schools in France. After a chance remark at a dinner party, he is transferred to teach in a tough school in a Parisian suburbs. And soon finds the teaching methods he used to teach a class of attentive motivated teenagers are vastly out-of step with a group of disadvantaged pupils. While focusing on the relationship between Francois and Seydou (Abdoulaye Diallo), Ayache-Vidal manages to hold a debate on the fault lines in the French education system.
There is some sympathy for overworked teachers who lack the support of not only the education authorities but often the pupils’ parents as well. And he doesn’t hold back in criticising methods of punishing pupils which are outmoded, inappropriate and counterproductive. But the real reason to watch is Podalydès who manages to display a warmth and understanding of the challenges his students face without being patronising or schmaltzy.
Actors:
, Abdoulaye Diallo, Pauline Huruguen, Alexis Moncorgé, Tabono Tandia, , , , François Petit-Perrin, , Charles Templon, , Mona Magdy Fahim, Cheick Sylla, , , , Anne Jacquemin, , Grégoire Potton
Directors:
Olivier Ayache-Vidal
Writers:
Olivier Ayache-Vidal, Ludovic du Clary
Aka:
H4 9-3 / H4/9.3
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Countries:
France
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Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
106 minutes

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