Overview
Plot
The title translates as "to be and to have," the two auxiliary verbs in French. The film follows a one-room primary school in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, where teacher Georges Lopez guides a mixed-age class through a single school year.
- Directors
- Nicolas Philibert
- Cast
- Georges Lopez, Johan, Alizé, Guillaume, Létitia, Johann, Jonathan, Olivier, Laura, Marie-Elizabeth, Julien, Nathalie, Jessie, Axel
- Country
- France
- Genre
- Documentary
- Release date
- 2002-08-28
- Studios
- Gimages 204, Les Films d'Ici, ARTE France Cinéma, Maïa Films
Plot
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To Be and to Have Plot and Cast
Set in the small commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson in Puy-de-Dôme, France, population just over 200, the documentary observes a primary school with a single mixed-age class of children from four to twelve. Dedicated teacher Georges Lopez shows patience and respect for his students as the film follows their story over the course of one school year.
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