The Class

The Class
Leave it to the French to school Hollywood on how to make an inspirational teacher movie that’s not only genuinely inspiring, but also completely realistic.  Start by casting an honest-to-God high-school teacher as your main character; no joke, the film’s star Francois Begaudeau is an author and former teacher whose book about his experiences in the French public school system was the inspiration for the film.  Next, hire actual high-schoolers–and not 25-year-old models–to play the pupils in the movie.  Then, toss all these folks in a small classroom together and stand back to film what happens.  The result is that rare film that depicts the act of learning in all its messy, difficult and, at times, joyous glory.

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