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Class (The)

Country: France, Language: French, 128 mins

Original Title

Entre Les Murs
  • Director: Laurent Cantet
  • Writer: Laurent Cantet; Robin Campillo
  • Producer: Simon Arnal; Caroline Benjo

CGiii Comment

This is grim...

Did it deserve its Oscar nomination? No...yes. Debatable.

The racism and homophobia are horrifying...

A true reflection on reality - it is amazing how politicians et al dupe themselves into thinking that things are getting better...when they're most definitely not.

This film tells the truth.

Will it make a difference? No - simply because those that should see this won't...because, it is teets on the brink of boredom - vile teens being vile...and, boring!

It looks like a fly-on-the-wall documentary.

A few problems that could have been avoided...the classroom scenes are too long, too numerous and predictably tedious.

Otherwise...it's a wake-up call...and the winner of the 2008 Cannes Palme d'Or!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Teacher François Marin and his colleagues are preparing for another school year teaching at a racially mixed inner city high school in Paris. The teachers talk to each other about their prospective students, both the good and the bad. The teachers collectively want to inspire their students, but each teacher is an individual who will do things in his or her own way to achieve the results they desire. They also have differing viewpoints on the students themselves, and how best to praise and discipline them. The administration of the school tries to be as fair as possible, which includes having student representatives sit on the student evaluation committee. Marin's class this year of fourteen and fifteen year olds is no different than previous years, although the names and faces have changed. Marin tries to get through to his students, sometimes with success and sometimes resulting in utter failure. Even Marin has his breaking point, which may result in him doing things he would probably admit to himself are wrong. But after all is said and done, there is next year and another group of students.

Cast & Characters

François Bégaudeau as François Marin;
Agame Malembo-Emene as Agame;
Angelica Sancio as Angelica;
Arthur Fogel as Arthur;
Boubacar Toure as Boubacar;
Burak Özyilmaz as Burak;
Carl Nanor as Carl;
Cherif Bounaïdja Rachedi as Cherif;
Dalla Doucoure as Dalla;
Damien Gomes as Damien;
Esmeralda Ouertani as Esmeralda;
Eva Paradiso as Eva;
Henriette Kasaruhanda as Henriette;
Juliette Demaille as Juliette;
Justine Wu as Justine