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.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Bernard Blier as Buffle Pascal, teacher |
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Juliette Faber as Lise Arnaud, teacher |
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Édouard Delmont as Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father |
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Edmond Ardisson as Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser |
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Henri Arius as Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes |
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Gaston Modot as French examiner |
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Jean-Louis Allibert as Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator' |
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Bréols as Aristide |
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Géo Beuf as Honoré |
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Georges Cahuzac as Mr. Cornille |
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Louis Lions as Félix |
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Marcel Maupi as Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist |
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Jenny Hélia as Mrs. Honoré |
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Jeanne Mars as Adélaïde |
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Marthe Marty as Mélanie |
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Raymone as Blind man of the village |
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Marcel Alba as Examiner |
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Lucien Callamand as Arithmetic examiner |
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Henri Poupon as History-Geography examiner |
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Jean Aquistapace as Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer |
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Louisol as Joiner |
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Rilda as Postman |
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Sicard as Tordo |
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Danny Caron as Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister |
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Pierre Coste as Albert Simonin, the great chef |
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Riri Berty as Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited) |
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois as Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Camera | Maurice Pecqueux | Director of Photography |
| Production | Pierre Lévy-Corti | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Marc Fossard | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Writer |
| Editing | Emma Le Chanois | Editor |
| Camera | André Dumaître | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Constantin Evangelou | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Bonnemaison | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Director |
| Crew | Robert Mezé | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jean Lallier | Camera Operator |
| Production | Pierre Laurent | Production Manager |
| Directing | Lou Bonin | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Françoise Diot | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Élise Freinet | Author |
| Art | Bianchini | Decorator |
| Crew | Simone Chavaudra | Script |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Dialogue |
| Camera | Léo Mirkine | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | René Sarazin | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Claude Bouxin | Decorator |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Louis Pascal | Assistant Director |
