Its original French title is Entre les murs, which means "Between the Walls". It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival[1], making it the first French film since 1987 to do so (the last one was Sous le soleil de Satan by Maurice Pialat).
The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a French language and literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris, particularly illuminating his struggles with "problem children" Esmerelda (Esmeralda Ouertani), Khoumba (Rachel Regulier), and Souleymane (Franck Keïta).
The film stars François Bégaudeau 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 hand-held 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 principal's office, a conference room, and the classroom where François Marin (François Bégaudeau) is a form tutor who teaches the French language to a mixed group of 14- and 15-year-olds. Nothing is shown of the homes of staff and pupils.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Class_(2008_film)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8HWJqgMAhU&feature=player_embedded
Yo compré esta película después de leer este blog y creo que la voy a usar con mis estudiantes de Francés, cuarto año. Es interesante ver como los estudiantes son parecidos a estudiantes americanos de la misma edad. Y al mismo tiempo, el sistema francés es un poco diferente del americano....también interesante.
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