To Be and to Have

7.2
To Be and to Have
Produced by:
Genre:
Directed by: Nicolas Philibert
Overview
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.
Recommendation & Similar
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)
Black (2015)
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005)
Kash Kash: Without Feathers We Can't Live (2023)
Le Temps de cerveau disponible (2010)
San Clemente (1982)
Genealogy of Violence (2024)
The New Country (2000)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Light of My Life (2019)
Bis (2015)
Toni (2023)
Girl (2018)
Mirai (2018)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Minority Report (2002)