To Be and To Have
An observation of the humanity of young people.
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 30, 2014
- Originally Released: 2002
- Label: Kino Lorber
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Nicolas Philibert | |
Edited by | Nicolas Philibert | |
Composition by | Philippe Hersant | |
Produced by | Gilles Sandoz |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
As touching as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), this is an excellent companion to Spellbound, another beguiling documentary about children.
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Film-Forward.com
Rating: A --
This is a film that all aspiring teachers should see, as well as veteran teachers who might have lost track of what teaching is all about.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Amounts to a rare gift and an opportunity to appreciate the end of an era.
Washington Post
...The film is as quiet, patient and tenacious as Mr. Lopez himself, who approaches his difficult, endless work with serenity and discipline...
New York Times
Rating: 1.5/4 --
At times, it feels as stultifying as watching paint dry, without the recompense of sniffing fumes.
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Denver Post
Rating: 3/4 --
A counterintuitive film about a small schoolhouse in rural France, To Be and to Have gets its punch from simple scenes and conversations.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Rating: A- --
The most unvarnished cinematic portrait of childhood I've ever seen.
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Lessons of Darkness
Product Description:
At a rural school in the Auvergne region of France, teacher Georges Lopez presides over a class of thirteen children, ages 4 to 11. Lopez teaches the different age groups separate lessons, making rounds to ensure that each child understands the task at hand--whether it is coloring a picture, learning math, or making crepes. Problems do arise, though--one student is threatened with missing playtime if his work isn't finished, shoving matches must be mediated, and another student appears to have a significant problem communicating. Lopez, a 20-year teaching veteran on the verge of retirement, is a model of sensitivity and understanding in dealing with the children. Never raising his voice and never talking down to them, the trust and respect they have for him is as palpable as his affection for them. Director Nicholas Philibert's camera is a casual observer, choosing to capture, in an unfettered manner, Lopez's special way with the students--whether explaining to them that he will be retiring soon, or diffusing a long-running rivalry between two of the oldest boys. Inspiring, meditative, and delightful, TO BE AND TO HAVE is a bittersweet portrait of a man in the noblest of professions.
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- UPC: 738329144425
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