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Ça commence aujourd'hui (It All Starts Today) (1999)

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Ça commence aujourd'hui, a social drama, is Bertrand Tavernier's first major film since winning a César (the Oscar of France) in 1996 for his epic Capitaine Conan. Set in a forlorn mining town near Valencienne in the north of France, the story is about one man's struggle to bring life to his once prosperous village and its inhabitants. Philippe Torreton, who won a César for Best Actor with his title role in Capitaine Conan, plays Daniel, the head teacher of a nursery school in a town demoralized

Nov 26, 2002

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A profound study of an all-too-common human condition.

January 14, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

The feature length commentary by director Bertrand Tavernier is not particularly interesting.

March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Seems cheaply shot and perhaps that is why it just does not ring true.

March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

It's a difficult trick to pull off this kind of story with the light touch Truffaut gave to Small Change. But Tavernier is a professional, and his doses of gravity and humanity give him a passing grade.

March 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

An impeccably tight movie about a French kindergarten teacher, where every scene serves the story

December 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Movie Habit | Comment
Movie Habit

I sat through the whole two hours, so you don't have to.

November 29, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
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