New The Class Quad Poster
Today we have a new quad poster for well-rated French drama “The Class” (Entre les Murs)
“The Class” follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher (François Begaudeau) working at a high school in a tough neighborhood of Paris. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeopardize any teacher’s enthusiasm for the low-paying job François insists on an atmosphere of respect and diligence. Neither stuffy nor severe, his frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods.
The Class is directed by Laurent Cantet (Heading South, Human Resources, Time Out). Stars Francois Begaudeau, Esmerelda Ouertani, Franck Keita, Wei Huang, Henriette Kasaruhanda, Carl Nanor, Rachel Regulier and Jean-Michel Simonet.
Palme d’Or – Laurent Cantet’s ‘Entres Les Murs’ / ‘The Class’
“Entre les Murs” (”The Class“), based on a best-selling autobiographical novel by François Begaudeau, who plays the main character is brought alive by the performances of the non-professional actors playing the students. The film follows a year in the life of a French schoolteacher working in a tough multi-cultural section of Paris.
Sean Penn, the president of the jury, said that the award for “The Class” was one of two unanimous verdicts. The other was the prize for best actor, given to Benicio Del Toro, who played the title in Steven Soderbergh’s “Che.”
Directed and co-written by Laurent Cantet (Human Resources’, Time Out), the film is set in a school in the Parisian suburbs; indeed, with the exception of a handful of brief scenes shot in the staff room, the corridors, and the playground, the entire movie is set in one classroom, where François (François Begaudau), a French teacher of some four years standing, attempts to instill some sort of discipline and enthusiasm for learning into a motley, multicultural group of 13- and 14-year-olds. Continue Reading…
