To Be and to Have (2002)

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104 min - Documentary | Family - 28 August 2002 (France)

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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 4,899 users Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 68 user | 64 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com

A documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.

Director:

Nicolas Philibert

Stars:

Georges Lopez, Alizé and Axel

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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Georges Lopez	...	The teacher
	Alizé	...	Herself (student)
	Axel	...	Himself (student)
	Guillaume	...	Himself (student)
	Jessie	...	Herself
	Johan	...	Himself (student) (as JoJo)
	Johann	...	Himself (student)
	Jonathan	...	Himself
	Julien	...	Himself (student)
	Laura	...	Herself
	Létitia	...	Herself
	Marie-Elizabeth	...	Herself
	Nathalie	...	Herself
	Olivier	...	Himself (student)
	Franck	...	Himself

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Storyline

How do we learn to live with others and their wishes? Director Nicolas Philibert poses this question in a village schoolhouse in Auvergne, where Georges Lopez teaches 13 children, ages ranging from about four to 12. Against a landscape of mountains and farmland, from driving snow to rain to sun, the children gather in Lopez's warm and colorful classroom, to read, write dictation, cook, and sort things out. At home, the older ones do homework with parents after their chores. At year's end, they look ahead to the next, visiting the middle school and meeting the little ones coming in the fall. As they learn sums and adjectives, with Lopez's help, they also learn to live side by side. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Documentary | Family

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 August 2002 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Ser y tener See more »

Filming Locations:

Saint-Etienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€26,819 (Italy) (9 February 2003) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$775,607 (USA) (13 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min | France: 105 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

After Etre et Avoir received so many awards and was met with such fanfare, the teacher, Georges Lopez, sued the producer for compensation. Contractually he and the students were paid a set amount of money (low-budget documentary prices), however Lopez did promotional tours and thought he deserved a larger share after the film's success. The French judge did not rule in his favour. See more »

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Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #17.2" (2004) See more »