The first French film to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes since 1987, this raw tale of a school year in Paris’ inner city pulls no punches. Francois Begaudeau penned the novel, the screenplay and played “himself” as the teacher, under the direction of Laurent Cantet. Filmed with real students, not actors, it exposes with…
Meaghan Walsh Gerard
writer. photographer. woman of letters.