Truant School (1949)

Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois1h 29mDrama,Comedy

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.

Year

1949

Country

FR

Language

French

Release date

8 April 1949

TMDB

7.5 (14)

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Bernard Blier

Buffle Pascal, teacher

Juliette Faber

Lise Arnaud, teacher

Édouard Delmont

Édouard Delmont

Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father

Edmond Ardisson

Edmond Ardisson

Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser

Henri Arius

Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes

Gaston Modot

French examiner

Jean-Louis Allibert

Jean-Louis Allibert

Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'

Georges Cahuzac

Georges Cahuzac

Marcel Maupi

Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist

Jenny Hélia

Blind man of the village

Lucien Callamand

Lucien Callamand

Arithmetic examiner

Henri Poupon

History-Geography examiner

Jean Aquistapace

Jean Aquistapace

Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer

Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister

Albert Simonin, the great chef

Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Gendarme (uncredited)

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