High school drama in a class of its own winner of a palme dor at cannes last year and now up for an oscar, the class is a compelling film about teenagers at an innercity parisian school. The class entre les murs by mike goodridge 20080523t16. It shows his struggles with the often difficult but also very likeable and interesting kids. The class is based on francois begaudeaus novel entre les murs. 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. Apart from that accident, i havent had any problem since the beginning of the year.
Entre les murs citations du film flashcards quizlet. The class was shown as the openingnight selection of this years new york film festival. 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. Laurent cantets entre les murs the class, awarded the palme dor by unanimous decision of the jury, and termed a seamless movie by president sean penn, is a slippery piece of work. 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. Essay on french film entre les murs theoretical analysis. The class entre les murs french films future movies. Wei wei huang, a good student who is tired of his classmates. The class is filled with of people diverse background 2 integration a.
Les invisibles interview avec corinne masiero et audrey lamy duration. Les auteurs du film laurent cantet realisateur, francois begaudeau auteur du livre, acteur du film. He doesnt wish to be hard on the students, though his patience wears thin towards the end of the book, where he nearly acts as badly as his. In 2008, it was adapted to film by laurent cantet, also called entre les murs. The class entre les murs effectively demonstrates that school can be as nervousmaking and fraught for teachers firsttime or veteran as for students. While i wouldnt say that i loved it, it was very good on multiple levels.
His discourse was a counterattack to the indictment on todays schools. High school drama in a class of its own drama films the. Francois begaudeau, franck keita, esmeralda ouertani, rachel regulier, wei huang, nassim amrabt, laura baquel, cherif bounaidja rachedi, juliette demaille, vincent caire. Entre les murs2008 study guide compiled by sarah leahy. Although it takes place in paris, the issues are very universal. I read the book, and i immediately had the feeling that it would add to my. The class 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. I would like to mention he comes to school without his pens and books. 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. Buy entre les murs collection folio gallimard by begaudeau, francois isbn.
The entire film takes place inside of a school in a tough, multiethnic parisian neighborhood, with. Already winner of the 2008 palme dor in cannes, the class is based on the novel by francois begaudeau, who also stars in the film, and also writes the screenplay together. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the entre les murs movie add it here. Wei s parents portrayed as attempting to assimilate themselves by learning the language a. Laurent cantets entre les murs has been given the english title, the class, but intramural would have served much better. The class entre les murs high school drama in a class of its own. The character of the protagonist is largely based on the experiences of the french and literature teacher francois begaudeau in a school in an arrondissement of paris. It is about the power struggle between a teacher who wants to do good and students who disagree about what good is. Souleymanes mother who does not speak any french and does not seem inclined to assimilate into the society with her traditional garb and insistence on speaking her. White, most of the times in formal wear such as suits and blazers. In laurent cantets new film, learning to be the future of. The film is based on francois begaudeaus compelling book about his real life experienc. 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.
Cantets films typically revolve around the tension between the individual, the group and the broader society and often involve moments of intense shame or embarrassment when individuals feel themselves judged by others who see the world differently. Usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs topics entre les murs. Entre les murs les personnages by gemma chester on prezi. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the entre les murs movie on. Marin confronts esmeralda and louise, the subject soon changes to whether souleymane will be expelled or not. The author plays himself as a french teacher in an inner city, racially and ethnically diverse middle school. The class entre les murs the class entre les murs sony pictures pg august 11, 2009.
The class might have been set in any classroom in the western world, and i believe most teachers would recognize it. Carl ends up defending his opinion on the matter and even defends souleymane himself. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The first thing he does before the term begins is figure out how long his sentence is. It partially reinforces the seemingly benign authoritarianism and facile hero worship inherent in the blackboard jungle paradigm, while half. Already winner of the 2008 palme dor in cannes, the class is based on the novel. It is a semiautobiographical account of begaudeaus experiences as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in paris.
The movie simply presents it more clearly than it has even been shown before, and no less lyrically. Published in 2006, it won the prix france culturetelerama. Laurent cantets docudrama set in a tough parisian school was a worthy winner of the palme dor at the cannes film festival last year, and is a serious contender for an oscar in the foreign language category. Between the walls is a work of contemporary fiction by french writer francois begaudeau. Written by laurent cantet, robin campillo, francois begaudeau.
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. 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. The film is so fair that neither side is seen as right, and both seem trapped by futility. Teacher and novelist francois begaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough parisian neighborhood. Cinema scope spotlight entre les murs laurent cantet. The class is a schoolyearinthelife story, narrated by a fairly unenthusiastic ninth grade french and literature teacher at a paris public school. 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. The novel is a semiautobiographical account of begaudeaus experiences as a french language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement. Laurent cantet, francois begaudeau, robin campillo. With francois begaudeau, agame malemboemene, angelica sancio, arthur fogel. True to this pattern, entre les murs begins with its hero as an apparently isolated and independent. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A 2008 french film entre les murs in the original, meaning between the walls.
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