Truant School

Truant School

1949
1h 29min

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.

Truant School

Storyline

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.
    Released
    April 1949
    Runtime
    1h 29min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    UGC Films, Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Cast
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
M. Pascal, le nouvel instituteur
Juliette Faber
Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, l'institutrice
Édouard Delmont
Édouard Delmont
M. Arnaud, le vieil instituteur et père de Lise
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
M. Pourpre, le coiffeur
Henri Arius
Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
L'examinateur de Français
Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert
M. Staviole, le novateur
Bréols
Aristide
Géo Beuf
Honoré
Georges Cahuzac
M. Cornille
Louis Lions
Félicien
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi
M. Alexandre, le pharmacien
Jenny Hélia
Jenny Hélia
Mme Honoré
Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
Mélanie
Raymone
L'aveugle du village
Marcel Alba
Un examinateur
Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand
L'examinateur d’arithmétique
Henri Poupon
Henri Poupon
L'examinateur d'histoire-géographie
Jean Aquistapace
Jean Aquistapace
M. Laverdière, l’antiquaire
Riri Berty
La commère tenant un panier à linge (non créditée)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Un gendarme (non crédité)
Louisol
Le menuisier
Rilda
Le facteur
Sicard
Tordo
Danny Caron
Cécile Simonin, la serveuse du bar et sœur d’Albert
Pierre Coste
Albert Simonin, le "Grand Chef"
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