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Plot: A chronicle which follows an academic year in the lives of twelve school kids, ages 4-10, who are taught every subject, from math to gym, by one single dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez.
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MCT:July 14, 2008
I watched this in my French 1 class, luckily, the subtitles were on. Very touching, intimate look at a lifellong elementary school teacher and his smalltown students.
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MCT:June 7, 2008
Oh jojo, oh axel, you cheeky monkeys. I rewatched this and was given the same bittersweet warmth inside as with the first viewing. It feels like watching a memory of innocence and close knit community that is a million miles away from schooling in the present day.
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MCT:June 4, 2008jacko or gary glitters fav film no doubt. a kiddy fiddlers paradise. i aint watched a docu-flick for ages and this one about a few kids and their teacher did remind me of my own primary school days a little but there wasn't really anything that interesting about the thing as a whole. that's it
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MCT:May 3, 2008A surprisingly humble and restrained work of art. This is my favorite documentary, and the best film of 2002. Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah"(1985) is the greatest documentary ever made, and Errol Morris' "Thin Blue Line"(1988) is much more significant to the craft of documentary filmmaking, but this small gem still remains my personal favorite.
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MCT:February 23, 2008
This documentary from 2002 is about a one room school house in the French countryside. It is a very subtle tiny film with a great big message & it welcomes you into it's world like a gentle hug. The film-maker uses the beautiful images & changing seasons of the countryside outside of the classroom windows to demonstrate the small day to day changes going on IN the classroom that is preparing the children for the changing seasons and the world outside the window in their own lives. Watching the older children assist the younger ones and watching how they all work their problems both in their schoolwork and with each other out together is a lesson this world today could take heed to. Precious and gentle and memorable & a testament to the dedication of this teacher and those like him.
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MCT:February 8, 2008
i was really touched by this simple and easy to watch documentary; it left quite an impact on me. if only all teachers could be like that...
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MCT:September 10, 2007
The setting is a one-room schoolhouse in the French countryside in which one teacher must find a way to instruct children from pre-K through high school simultaneously. He is quite extraordinary, yet human at the same time. It may change or advance your ideas about education or at least inform you of a way that is very special. One of the cutest extras from this DVD is a series of poetry done by the children. They orate the poem and use hand gestures that coincide. Based on seeing this, I taught my niece Jordyn some gestures to her favorite snowflake poem and she performed it for her parents after a weekend visit. It's short but cute. Also, you see them as they grow from their early performances of the poem to later years.
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MCT:September 3, 2007
Not only the best documentary ever made; but the best film - touching, informative and beautifully shot.
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MCT:June 4, 2007A lovely little documentary!
Jojo is my favourite(of course).
The teacher,George, seems so lonely. The school and the children are his life.It's both sad and beautiful.
He's a really good teacher! Respects the children and lets them take their time. I wish that teachers all over the world would watch and learn! -
MCT:April 30, 2007
A joy to watch! The children are adorable and funny and you just melt at Mr Lopez's love of teaching!
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MCT:March 23, 2007
One of the most heartwarming films ever. If you need to re-affirm your faith in mankind, this is the film for you.
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MCT:March 22, 2007
Absolutely lovely, such a heart-warming documentary, and the teacher must be the most patient man in the world. Wow, brilliant film, and great if you want something to 'aww' at
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MCT:February 5, 2007
a sweet documentary like film (footage) of a countryside school in south of France. Sweet and sort of sad too in a way...
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MCT:February 1, 2007
Funny, touching and hugely entertaining, we follow a year in the lives of twelve young school children and their teacher in a remote French village.
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MCT:December 18, 2006This is such an endearing film. I could feel the warmth that came from the classroom, it seemed so cosy and safe, especially in the winter. The teacher seems so devoted to the children and there is a sense of belonging there.
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MCT:December 14, 2006
Ode to school teachers everywhere. Old to the one room school house. Don't miss it, you'll never seen another like it.
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MCT:November 10, 2006
Wow! Officially the cutest film I have ever seen that isn't Disney and not animated!!
The story is simple. It follows a tiny school in a rural french farming community. There is the kintergarden, the first year and the 'big ones' :-p. It follows the little ones learning to count and write and the older ones prepare to leave for middle school.
And centerstage is a very dedicated teacher who deals with all their problems, arguements, etc.
The little kids are the obvious stars coming out with the typical classics one-liners that little kids do.
And it's also sad when all the kids leave at the end.
It was also jealous watching this film. I wish my primary school had been like this and some of the fun things they do teachers would get the sack for over here. One word really - sledging xD.
Also, cinematography and the landscapes that show the seasons and the progression through the year are lovely. Truely beautiful.
This is definetly one to see to see how they live over the pond.
Another reason why more people should watch foreign films.
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MCT:October 8, 2006
a sweet and simple movie about a teacher and his students in a small french town. the kids are all adorable, and the movie is quite moving and funny.
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MCT:September 14, 2006
A sweet look at a teacher in a small French town and the children he teaches. We watch as he teaches them and they grow up and finally leave. It is moving and sad. We learn about the children and get to know them in a piece of voyeuristic brilliance.
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MCT:September 10, 2006
An amazing story, showing the beauty of a dedicated single teacher, in a small school in a small French village...
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MCT:May 31, 2006Caught the last 15 mins of this and was *still* crying like a baby at the end. I REALLY must see the whole thing.
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MCT:May 29, 2006
some very very moments in this, but there's also some very very sad moments, thats wat i love about it
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