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Les Grands Esprits
''The Teacher'' (French: ''Les Grands Esprits'') is a 2017 French film written and directed by Olivier Ayache-Vidal, and starring Denis Podalydès. Synopsis One day, when he declares that only an experienced teacher should be sent to schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods, François Foucault, himself a teacher in letters in the prestigious Henri IV French high school, is overheard by a representative of the Ministry of Education. He is then compelled to leave his posh school in Paris and go to the suburbs, in the “Barbara” High School of Stains, an institution with a bad reputation. Cast * Denis Podalydès : François Foucault * Abdoulaye Diallo : Seydou * Tabono Tandia : Maya * Pauline Huruguen : Chloé, François' colleague * Alexis Moncorgé : Gaspard, Chloé's partner * Charles Templon : Sébastien * Léa Drucker : Caroline, François' sister * Zineb Triki : Agathe * Mona Magdy Fahim : Rim * Emmanuel Barrouyer : the school principal * François Petit-Perrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Ayache-Vidal
Olivier Ayache-Vidal (born 27 December 1969) is a French film director and screenwriter. Early career After studying social sciences and communications, he worked as a creative in an advertisement agency. He became a photographic reporter in 1992, doing missions for the UNESCO and travelling the world for the Gamma (agency), Gamma agency. In five years, he did thirty pieces in fifteen countries. His career in journalism shaped a working method that he would later apply in his fictional works. His stories are preceded by extensive research, which allows him to write stories that are as close to reality as possible. This vision of cinema, a "lived-in filmmaking" of sorts, aims to create fictional stories that are as documented as possible. Often tragicomical, his films present stories that are inspired by reality, with often non-professional actors. The objective is to blur the frontier between our world and the fictional realm. He applied this method for the first time in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |