The Path of Excellence (2023)
Sophie is a brilliant student. Encouraged by her maths teacher, she leaves the family farm to attend a science preparatory class. Between new encounters, successes and failures, and faced with fierce competition, Sophie realizes that her dream of joining the Polytechnique represents more than an entrance examination but a true challenge of social climbing.
Director: Frédéric Mermoud
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Suzanne Jouannet as Sophie Vasseur |
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Marie Colomb as Diane Le Goff |
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Cyril Metzger as Laurent Vasseur |
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Marilyne Canto as Caroline Vasseur |
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Maud Wyler as Claire Fresnel |
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Lorenzo Lefèbvre as Hadrien Loiseau |
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Antoine Chappey as Gérard Vasseur |
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Alexandre Desrousseaux as Jules |
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Vincent Winterhalter as M. Radeck |
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François Revaclier as M. Merlot |
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Thomas Snégaroff as Lycée Descartes director |
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Anne Loiret as Florence Loiseau |
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Jacques Chambon as Hubert Loiseau |
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Thomas Rortais as Clément Loiseau |
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Matthieu Rozé as Polytechnique's questioner |
| Writing | Salvatore Lista | Writer |
| Directing | Frédéric Mermoud | Director |
| Production | Okinawa Valérie Guerard | Casting |
| Writing | Anton Likiernik | Writer |
| Writing | Frédéric Mermoud | Writer |
| Camera | Tristan Tortuyaux | Director of Photography |
| Production | Véronique Zerdoun | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alice Cambournac | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Guillaume Pitel | Gaffer |
| Sound | Adrien Navez | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Théo Farama | Electrician |
| Art | Pierre-Antoine Mariotti | Property Master |
| Sound | Étienne Curchod | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Sarah Anderson | Editor |
| Sound | Étienne Curchod | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Angèle Laroche | Electrician |
| Production | Sylvian Ravel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Tiphaine Paquier | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nicolas Jeanpierre | Location Manager |