Entre les murs, french the kids can be tough, says a teacher at dolto high school during introductions of new and returning faculty and staff. Cantets cannes fest winner may 25, 2008 by emanuellevy laurent cantets the class, which deservedly won the palme dor at this years cannes fest, is an artistically intriguing and sociological significant docu drama about the state of the french educational system as reflected in one parisian. While i wouldnt say that i loved it, it was very good on multiple levels. Arthur fogel francois begaudeau valerie benguigui louise grinberg cheick baba doumbia henriette kasaruhanda yvette mournetas rabah nait oufella farida ouchani boubacar toure burak ozyilmaz gaelle bantegnie esmeralda ouertani damien gomes anne langlois lucie landrevie rachel regulier nassim amrabt cherif bounaidja rachedi marieannette sorrente dalla doucoure wenlong huang angelica sancio. The 23rd stockholm international film festival took place between 7 and 18 november 2012. Wei wei huang, the beatific, videogamefixated son of. Francois begaudeau, franck keita, wei huang, carl nanor, agame malemboemene, angelica sancio, arthur fogel, boubacar toure, burak ozyilmaz, cherif rachedi, dalla doucoure, damien gomes, esmeralda ouertani. Palme dor laurent cantets entres les murs the class. Francois begaudeau, franck keita, wei huang genres drama, international subtitles english cc audio languages english. If you spot any errors or have any suggestions for improvements you can fork this project, create an issue.
This film received much critical acclaim, including the cannes film festivals highest honor, the palme dor and an academy award nomination for best foreign language film. Posted on november 29, 2019 april 21, 2020 worldbuilding between the lines. He is a 2009 graduate from qingdao university, where he studied digital media. Begaudeau also stars in the film as the teacher francois.
The palme dor winning film entre les murs the class couldnt be more deserving of the award, or the chance at winning an oscar to go along with it. Written by francois begaudeau, robin campillo and laurent cantet, based on the book entre les murs by francois begaudeau. With shu di huang, shan zhu yu and shan yao, for lung and kidney deficiencies with cough and wheezing. Huang xiaoliang was born in xiangxi, hunan province in 1985. The entire film takes place inside of a school in a tough, multiethnic parisian neighborhood, with. Id like to wish the new arrivals plenty of courage, comments a mathematics instructor who will be. The film chronicles one year in a junior high school in an ethnically diverse arrondissement of paris. Francois begaudeau, esmeralda ouertani, franck keita, rachel regulier, wei huang distributor. The class entre les murs amarcord new restoration parking for cinestudio thearchwaysleadingfrom. May 26, 2008 entre les murs the class, based on a bestselling autobiographical novel by francois begaudeau, who plays the main character is brought alive by the performances of the nonprofessional actors playing the students. The entre les murs community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
The whole film takes the point of view from the side of the teacher, and i found this to be interesting as most films would take on the students point of view in order for the audience to easily relate. Definition of class from all online and printed dictionaries, photos and videos about class. Laurent cantet human resources, time out, heading south shot multiple improvised takes of real students and a real teacher using three cameras to make the class entre les murs, a remarkable new film about what happens over the course of a year between a single college junior high or middle school class in the multiethnic 20th arrondissment of paris and their french teacher. Francois begaudeau, franck keita, wei huang, carl nanor, agame malemboemene, angelica sancio, arthur fogel, boubacar toure, burak ozyilmaz, cherif rachedi, dalla doucoure, damien gomes. Of course, if you subscribe to the handout, prescribed test, text book style of. Screenplay by laurent cantet, francois begaudeau and robin campillo, based on the novel entre les murs by begaudeau.
The class aka entre les murs is a film that is certain to be divisive in some way, whether it be with the. The film follows a year in the life of a french schoolteacher working in a tough multicultural section of paris. The class is an excellent film that explores the difficulties of being a teacher. The original frenchlanguage title was entre les murs, or between the walls, which really does nail it.
Yet even though it takes place entirely entre les murs, it offers a rich microcosm. Mar 06, 2009 the palme dor winning film entre les murs the class couldnt be more deserving of the award, or the chance at winning an oscar to go along with it. The class original title is entre les murs between the walls, and cantets film doesnt stray from the confines of a paris junior high as it details a year in the life of. Dec 19, 2008 the class original title is entre les murs between the walls, and cantets film doesnt stray from the confines of a paris junior high as it details a year in the life of. The class aka entre les murs is a film that is certain to be divisive in some way. Dec 21, 2008 the class entre les murs effectively demonstrates that school can be as nervousmaking and fraught for teachers firsttime or veteran as for students. Written by laurent cantet, robin campillo, francois begaudeau. Souleymane, wei huang wei, nassim amrabt nassim, cherif. The class, winner of the palme dor at the 2008 cannes film festival, is a film where i either missed or didnt get the point. Won golden palm, cannes festival, french cesar winner, best adapted screenplay. Francois begaudeau, whose autobiographical book entre les murs serves as the basis of the film, leads a cast of nonprofessional actors who play students and teachers.
Although it takes place in paris, the issues are very universal. The bronze horse for best picture was won by the australiangerman film lore, directed by cate shortland. The movies original french title is entre les murs between the walls, from the novel on which the screenplay by robin campillo and director laurent cantet is based. Starring francois begaudeau, wei huang, esmeralda ouertani, franck keita. The novel is a semiautobiographical account of begaudeaus experiences as a french language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of paris, particularly illuminating his struggles. Between the walls is a 2008 french drama film directed by laurent cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by francois begaudeau. What sets it apart from other booktoscreen adaptations is that the author of the book plays himself in the movie, and he is every bit as. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The class aka entre les murs is a film that is certain to be divisive in some way, whether it be with the borderline slavish devotion to realism or the teacher at the center of the story. Work sans is a 9 weight typeface family based loosely on early grotesques i. The author plays himself as a french teacher in an inner city, racially and ethnically diverse middle school. The director notes that the improv approach was risky, but the after all was said and done the film closely resembled the book thanks in part to the wise work of the young actors. Were not animals entre les murs jared mobaraks film. With francois begaudeau, wei huang, esmeralda ouertani, franck keita, francois marin, nassim amrabt, laura. The class is based on francois begaudeaus novel entre les murs. Based on the book the freedom writers diary and supported by a cast of first. The class entre les murs effectively demonstrates that school can be as nervousmaking and fraught for teachers firsttime or veteran as for students. Entre les murs the class, 2008, realisateur director laurent cantet. Francois begaudeau, damien gomes, nassim amrabt, arthur fogel, cherif bounaidja rachedi, laura baquela, regizor. Story is deft depiction of classroom the daily gazette. Francois begaudeau, franck keita, esmeralda ouertani, rachel regulier, wei huang, nassim amrabt, laura baquel, cherif bounaidja rachedi, juliette demaille, vincent caire.
The french title of the film, entre les murs, translates as between. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. I say eitheror because i wanted to admit ahead of time that i could be wrong. With the voices of dakota fanning, teri hatcher, jennifer saunders, dawn french, keith. Based on the description on the back of the dvd case i wrongly assumed this would be another teacher takes on a class of troubled innercity youth and turns them around type films. The class 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book s author, francois begaudeau who also worked on the script, wrote the book as a daybyday chronicle of one year teaching french in a racially mixed paris junior. Mar 06, 2009 the class is based on francois begaudeaus 2006 novel, entre les murs, which encapsulates the teachers year in the classroom. Star francois begaudeau writes a screenplay, based on his own book and experiences, about the trials and tribulations caused by the oftentimes volatile relationship between teacher and student. He wanted to explore social pressure and, above all, show students in the process of thinking through what theyre doingwhat were doing here, seated in these. Work sans is designed by wei huang and is published under the sil open font license version 1.
For its release in englishspeaking countries, laurent cantets palme dorwinning film entre les murs has been given the rather generic and uninspiring title the class, in the process losing the texture and subtlety of the original french title, which means literally between the walls. Its original french title is entre les murs, which translates literally to between the walls or within the walls. In 2010, huang was awarded the prestigious tierney fellowship as well as the three shadows photography award, and the fang jun art award by the beijing today art museum. Jan 22, 2009 the class is based on francois begaudeaus 2006 novel, entre les murs that draws on his experiences teaching in an inner city paris middle school. The class a realistic look at a dedicated teacher with disadvantaged students by patrick ivers, film critic 2008. The core of the fonts are optimised for onscreen mediumsized text usage 14px48px but still can be used in print well. Astringes leakage of lung qi, tonifies qi, astringes jing, nourishes kidney yin, stops diarrhea, astringes sweat, generates fluids, tonifies the heart and calms the spirit. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window click to email this to a friend opens in new window.
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