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Truant School poster

Truant School (1949)

1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.

Release: 1949-04-08
Runtime: 89 min
Rating: 7.269 / 10
Cast
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, teacher
Juliette Faber
Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, teacher
Édouard Delmont
Édouard Delmont
Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser
Henri Arius
Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
French examiner
Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
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Bréols
Aristide
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Géo Beuf
Honoré
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Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
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Louis Lions
Félix
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
Jenny Hélia
Jenny Hélia
Mrs. Honoré
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Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
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Marthe Marty
Mélanie
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Raymone
Blind man of the village
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Marcel Alba
Examiner
Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand
Arithmetic examiner