Les Grands Esprits (2017)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
François Foucault (Denis Podalydès) is a teacher at Henri IV in Paris, considered one of the most demanding secondary schools in France. After a chance remark at a dinner party, he is transferred to teach in a tough school in a Parisian suburbs. And soon finds the teaching methods he used to teach a class of attentive motivated teenagers are vastly out-of step with a group of disadvantaged pupils. While focusing on the relationship between Francois and Seydou (Abdoulaye Diallo), Ayache-Vidal manages to hold a debate on the fault lines in the French education system. There is some sympathy for overworked teachers who lack the support of not only the education authorities but often the pupils’ parents as well. And he doesn’t hold back in criticising methods of punishing pupils which are outmoded, inappropriate and counterproductive. But the real reason to watch is Podalydès who manages to display a warmth and understanding of the challenges his students face without being patronising or schmaltzy. - Actors:
- Denis Podalydès, Abdoulaye Diallo, Pauline Huruguen, Alexis Moncorgé, Tabono Tandia, Emmanuel Barrouyer, Léa Drucker, Zineb Triki, François Petit-Perrin, Marie Rémond, Charles Templon, Jeanne Rosa, Mona Magdy Fahim, Cheick Sylla, Laurent Claret, Nicole Gueden, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Anne Jacquemin, Marie-Julie Baup, Grégoire Potton
- Directors:
- Olivier Ayache-Vidal
- Writers:
- Olivier Ayache-Vidal, Ludovic du Clary
- Aka:
- H4 9-3 / H4/9.3
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- France
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