Truant School
1949, French. Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Paul Le ChanoisDirector
- Bernard BlierBuffle Pascal, teacher
- Juliette FaberLise Arnaud, teacher
- Édouard DelmontMr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
- Edmond ArdissonMr. Pourpre, hairdresser
- Henri AriusHector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
- Gaston ModotFrench examiner
- Jean-Louis AllibertMr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
- BréolsAristide
- Géo BeufHonoré
- Georges CahuzacMr. Cornille
- Louis LionsFélix
- Marcel MaupiMr. Alexandre, pharmacist
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1949
- Original title
- L'École buissonnière
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Truant School runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Who directed Truant School?
Truant School (1949) was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and stars Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber, Édouard Delmont.