The Class (2008 film)

The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. Its original French title is Entre les murs, which translates literally to Between the walls or Within the walls. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Franois Bgaudeau. The novel is a semiautobiographical account of Bgaudeaus experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with problem children Esmerelda Esmeralda Ouertani, Khoumba Rachel Regulier, and Souleymane Franck Keta. The film stars Bgaudeau himself in the role of the teacher.

The film covers an academic year, beginning with the teachers gathering for the autumn term, introducing themselves to each other and being welcomed by the principal, an unsmiling figure wearing rimless glasses. It ends with an informal game of football between staff and pupils and a long handheld shot of an empty classroom.The camera never leaves the school. The film is set in the staff room, the playground, the dining room, the principals office, a conference room, and the classroom where Franois Marin Franois Bgaudeau teaches French i.e., language arts to a mixed group ofand 14yearolds. ........

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