2008 2h 8m Laurent Cantet

The Class

Name: The Class
Genre: Drama, Made in Europe
Released: 2008
Rating: 7.5
Cast: François Bégaudeau, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes, Esmeralda Ouertani

★ 7.5 IMDb

Drama Made in Europe

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Writers Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, François Bégaudeau

Cast François Bégaudeau, Arthur Fogel, Damien Gomes, Esmeralda Ouertani

Essays and Criticism

On this film

"The Class": High School War in Estonia By Laurence Boyce by Laurence Boyce, FIPRESCI Spotlight by Richard Porton, Cinema Scope

On Laurent Cantet

Heading South: An Interview with Laurent Cantet by Emilie Bickerton, Cineaste Laurent Cantet, by Martin O’Shaughnessy by Ally Lee, Alphaville

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated César Award for Best Film

Selection 21st European Film Awards