To Be and to Have
To Be and to Have
NR | 05 September 2003 (USA)
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The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

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Btexxamar

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

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Smartorhypo

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Micah Lloyd

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

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Raymond Sierra

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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mamasan41-829-175553

The only thing to do is ask your local library to get this film for you, if you cannot find it elsewhere. Every child needs to have a teacher like M. Lopez. I will not tell you more, go get this film from somewhere!!! Soak in the joy!!

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Simone

A Beautiful film, showing the beauty of France in a way that wants you to go and visit (or live) there.I hear many bad things about the french, but i believe that they have not understood the certain rules that the french live by. The french are not cold people, but rather lovely, you just need to take the time and effort to get to know them, but once you do, the french are the most loyal people you can have as friends! This films is simply adorable, even if it is a documentary, it is not boring but rather entertaining, I wish i went to such a school! Perfect if you wish to learn french, and i think that it portrays the country french people well.

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tom_75252

10 stars may be a bit extreme, but I think it's better than some of the higher rating documentaries I've seen. I don't have kids of my own, so I can't relate totally, but this film gave me a new respect for teachers of youngsters. The teacher is incredibly patient and good to his pupils. I usually like action films or dramas, and I hesitated to watch a film like this. But even just the parts with kids just being themselves and saying some intriguing things makes me want to see it again. Even better than "America's Funniest Home Videos". This film captures kids and what they say at a very young age, during school. It perfectly balances the weight of seriousness versus hilariousness.

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richard-1050

This film , as I'm sure you know, is a documentary, everything was carefully plotted by the filmography and director so that the crew were unseen and didn't affect the natural movement of the class, this is very effective as it brings to us the true essence of this common style of teaching. The quick moving plot is impressive and without a doubt, this truly inspirational and heart warming tale will take all of us, even the most uninterested and make us re-think about what we are doing. This film, like many others by Philibert is intruding of place where we would not normally go, having seen this as part of my A-level course, i revisited it as i felt that it needed more attention to really see what is going on behind the picture. This film has changed a lot on how i see my education and is an amazing course of study for those interested in education, the french language or just foreign films in general.

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