Truant School (7.5)

Movie · 1949 · 1 h 29 min · Drama, Comedy

1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.

Directed by: Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Starring Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber, Édouard Delmont, Edmond Ardisson, Henri Arius, Gaston Modot, Jean-Louis Allibert, Bréols, Géo Beuf, Georges Cahuzac

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