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I went to see `Entre Les Murs' recently with my French class. At the end of the film my teacher apologized for `that abhorrent film' although I think she was being a bit melo-dramatic; it wasn't that bad!

The film is Based on the novel written by Francois Begaudeau (also the lead actor) on his experiences working in a state school with various ethnicities on the outskirts of Paris. `Entre Les Murs' plays out as a docudrama, with all the young actors being normal teens plucked out of school. The acting is adequate for amateurs & considering Begaudeau has never had any acting experience himselfmore… he does very well at playing his role convincingly.
The movie is intriguing & a very insightful study into the teacher-pupil dynamics. Even if you don't enjoy this film there is no doubt that you will come out of it thinking about the issues raised which are very interesting for debate. Unfortunately the movie is very talky, in a classroom setting there is obviously going to be a lot of this but at times the movie is very boring & tedious; one example of this is a teacher meeting & there is at least four minutes devoted to the teachers conversing about the staff room coffee machine. I personally don't mind talky films when there is a point to be made, a reason for me to bother listening & being fully attentive. The movie is also very claustrophobic, the whole film is set within the school grounds, I think potentially it could've been a lot more interesting if we were given a deeper insight into some of the adolescent's lives & the teacher's.
In conclusion `Entre Les Murs' is a very rewarding film. If you have patience, good concentration & are really interested in the subject matter then you should be able to make it through `Entre Les Murs', but it is not the kind of film one would watch for entertainment, but for intellectual insight or to spark a debate. I think if it was a real documentary it would've been far more effective & would've given all the characters (particularly the teacher) the depth we disappointingly don't see in the film.

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Movies > Films

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DVD

Release Type:

Retail

Language:

French

Region:

R1

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The Class (2008) R1 French Retail DVD

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