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) |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Writer |
| Production | Pierre Lévy-Corti | Executive Producer |
| Camera | André Dumaître | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marc Fossard | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurice Pecqueux | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Emma Le Chanois | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Bonnemaison | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Constantin Evangelou | Sound |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Director |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Pierre Laurent | Production Manager |
| Crew | Robert Mezé | Special Effects |
| Camera | Léo Mirkine | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Simone Chavaudra | Script |
| Sound | René Sarazin | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jean Lallier | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Françoise Diot | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Claude Bouxin | Decorator |
| Art | Bianchini | Decorator |
| Directing | Lou Bonin | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Élise Freinet | Author |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Dialogue |
| Directing | Louis Pascal | Assistant Director |
