to be and to have

a film by Nicolas Philibert • in cinemas on 28 August 2002 • 1h44

With

la classe d'une école communale à Saint-Etienne sur Usson

Synopsis

All over France, there are still examples of what are known as “single-class schools”: classes that bring together all the children of a village around one teacher, from kindergarten to the last year of primary school. Between isolation and opening up to the world, these eclectic little groups share everyday life, for better and for worse. This film was shot in one of them, somewhere in the heart of the Auvergne.

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Awards

Prix Louis-Delluc 2002
Meilleur Film — César 2003
Meilleur Réalisateur — César 2003
Meilleur documentaire européen (Prix Arte) — European Film Awards 2002
Distribution Support Price — Filmtage Tübingen 2002
Time Of History Award — Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 2002
Grand Prix France Cinéma — Firenze Film Festival 2002
Documentary Award — Arte Price 2002
Jury Grand Price And Audience Award — Bratislava International French Film Festival 2003
Cuba Critics Price — Cuba French Film Festival 2003

Press

Un grand film.
Le monde
La grâce à l’état pur !
Première
Une sensibilité rare.
L’humanité
Jojo est notre héros !
Libération

Credits

Cinematography: Katell Djian, Laurent Didier
Editing: Nicolas Philibert
Sound: Julien Cloquet
Music: Philippe Hersant
Produced by: les Films d’Ici
Co-produced by: Arte France Cinéma, Maia Films, Centre National de Documentation pédagogique
French distribution: Les Films du Losange
International sales: Les Films du Losange