Etre Et Avoir (DVD, 2003)

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A documentary that follows French schoolteacher, Georges Lopez as he teaches twelve students between the ages of four and ten in a one room schoolhouse.

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EAN5023965345028
eBay Product ID (ePID)30048370

Product Key Features

ActorGeorge Lopez
Film/TV TitleEtre Et Avoir
DirectorNicholas Philibert
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time100 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.77 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesStar And Director Filmographies\Scene Selection\Nicolas Philibert Interview\David Parkinson Film Notes\World Cinema Trailer Reel, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

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Number of Discs1
CertificateU
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Additional InformationThe one-room schoolhouse, where one teacher instructs several grades at once, is generally regarded a quaint thing of the past and a symbol of obsolete and ineffective teaching methods. However, the documentary To Be and to Have offers an in-depth look at a small school in rural France where one remarkable man has been doing the job of a small teaching staff for 20 years, and has taught several generations of bright and capable children along the way. Georges Lopez is an educator at a small school in France's Auvergne region, where between December 2000 and June 2001 he taught 12 students between the ages of four and ten. Employing a curriculum that embraces both academics and practical skills, Lopez and his school represent a surprising mix of the old and the new, where computer technology and old-fashioned memorization of the multiplication tables sit side by side. To Be and to Have captured Georges Lopez near the end of his career in education -- shortly after the film was completed, he retired after 35 years as a teacher.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...The film is as quiet, patient and tenacious as Mr. Lopez himself, who approaches his difficult, endless work with serenity and discipline..., Total Film - It's a lump-in-the-throat killer
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleEtre Et Avoir

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  • A moving and fascinating documentary

    A very interesting and moving documentary. I was a bit sceptical at first as I thought it was a film based on fiction but was thoroughly enamoured with the programme - so much so that I watched it 3 times in a week. A truly remarkable work and thoroughly deserving of its awards. The characters are engaging, the school master is a true genius and the film gives a fascinating insight into small schools in rural France. Thoroughly recommended.

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  • Etre et Avoir

    I know this film well It is superb I bought as a present for a friend who is looking forward to seeing all of it !

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  • poignant, sensitive and thoroughly engaging.

    An excellent film

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