Truant School

1949

1h 29m

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1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.

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Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, teacher
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Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, teacher
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Édouard Delmont
Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
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Edmond Ardisson
Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser
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Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
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Gaston Modot
French examiner
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Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
Bréols
Aristide
Géo Beuf
Honoré
Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
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Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
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Jenny Hélia
Mrs. Honoré
Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
Mélanie
Raymone
Blind man of the village
Marcel Alba
Examiner
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Lucien Callamand
Arithmetic examiner

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Release date

April 8, 1949 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Language

French

Production companies

UGC Films
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français

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