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Entre les Murs (The Class) (2008)

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Reviews Counted:143

Fresh:139

Rotten:4

Average Rating:8.1/10

Consensus: Energetic and bright, this hybrid of documentary style and dramatic plotting looks at the present and future of France through the interactions of a teacher and his students in an inner city high school.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language

Runtime: 2 hr. 8 min.

Genre: Drama, Art House & International

Theatrical Release: May 24, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $3.6M

Synopsis: "The Class" is based on an autobiographical novel by Francois Begaudeau, a drama that follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher working... "The Class" is based on an autobiographical novel by Francois Begaudeau, a drama that follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher working at a high-school in a tough neighborhood of Paris. Ethnicities, cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeopardize any teacher's enthusiasm for the low-paying job. Francois insists on an atmosphere of respect and diligence. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods. [More]

Starring: François Bégaudeau, Franck Keita, Nassim Amrabt, Esmerelda Ouertani

Starring: François Bégaudeau, Franck Keita, Nassim Amrabt, Esmerelda Ouertani, Laura Baquela, Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi, Huang Wei, Juliette Demaille, Rachel Regulier, Carl Nanor, Henriette Kasaruhanda, Daila Doucouré, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes, Louise Grinberg, Qifei Huang, Lucie Landrevie, Agame Malembo-Emene, Rabah Nait Ouffela, Burak Ozyilmaz, Eva Paradiso, Angelica Sancho, Samantha Soupirot, Boubcar Touré, Justine Wu

Director: Laurent Cantet

Director: Laurent Cantet
Screenwriter: Laurent Cantet , François Bégaudeau , Robin Campillo
Producer: Caroline Benjo
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Seems to question the continued effectiveness of an old teaching approach and its ability to adapt to new problems as well as modern variations of old ones.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Feb 23, 2010
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

In the tidiest pitch-speak, it's the Dardennes do Degrassi, a convincingly intimate glimpse at the epic battle waged against apathy in schools the world over.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
Dec 17, 2009
William Goss
William Goss
Orlando Weekly

The Class has considerable urgency and growing humor

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

creates dramatic energy without a tightly delineated storyline

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
Aug 25, 2009
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

But ultimately it's a fascinating, sometimes exhilarating movie that seems to make a genuine contact with the classroom, and shows us an educational system struggling, and managing, to survive.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
Aug 23, 2009
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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A great achievement in cinematic realism...when conflict arises, and it frequently does, the filmmakers refuse to instruct us on who's right and who's wrong, making the film its own kind of Socratic lecture. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
Aug 12, 2009
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Un film tan realista que parece un documental ficcionado, y que se beneficia de la naturalidad de sus "actores". No es un film dramático tradicional, es más bien una reflexión sobre el sistema educativo y los vínculos dentro del salón de clase.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Aug 9, 2009
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Cantet's film lulls the spectator into the rhythms of the everyday reality of school, belying a very carefully coordinated narrative structure that only becomes apparent in its final act.

Full Review Source: indieWIRE | comment Comment
Aug 8, 2009
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
indieWIRE

The most authentic and honest film about high school students and teachers to date.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Aug 2, 2009
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

An astonishing achievement for writer-actor François Bégaudeau who adapted his own book for the screenplay and also stars in this absorbing film about the challenges of teaching in a public school.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
May 1, 2009
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

One of the best school pics ever made.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It feels so "real," its fluid camera style like a cinéma-vérité.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Gerald Peary
Gerald Peary
Boston Phoenix

A tonic to the Hollywood teacher movie.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
Apr 14, 2009
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

...this doesn't fall into the easy cliches of the teacher at the bad school miraculously winning over the kids.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
Apr 10, 2009
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

...so low key and naturalistically realized that it could easily be mistaken for a documentary

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
Apr 10, 2009
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

What sets The Class apart isn't simply its less-than-cozy tone, but the fact that it constantly plays against our expectations.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
Apr 2, 2009
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A piercing look at a generation gap that only seems to be gaping ever more widely.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
Mar 31, 2009
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Aposta na ambigüidade e na sensação de estarmos acompanhando os fatos à medida que estes se desenrolam num ambiente de improviso que sempre valoriza o acaso.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
Mar 22, 2009
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

So truthful and engaging that you feel part of the class, sitting at a desk in the room as the events slowly unfold.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
Mar 21, 2009
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

Every student has some potential, we see, which is why it's so heartbreaking to see them caught in the gears of a public education system that's doing its best, but hampered by limited resources and an institutional mind-set.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
Mar 20, 2009
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
 
 
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