
Candidature
2001, French. Directed by Emmanuel Bourdieu.
Jean, a young Parisian philosopher, travels to Angoulême to take part in a recruitment competition for the National Education. On the bus, he meets two other candidates, Pauline, an unscrupulous young woman, and Luc Dunoyer, a brilliant specialist of Descartes. The presence of the latter, who has never failed an exam, makes Jean lose all his means. But Dunoyer has fallen asleep on the bus.
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- 0h 45m
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- French
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- 31 October 2001
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Candidature isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Candidature?
Candidature (2001) was directed by Emmanuel Bourdieu and stars Denis Podalydès, Cécile Bouillot, Scali Delpeyrat.