''Voltaire High'' (french: Mixte, translation=Mixed) is a French television series created by Marie Roussin and released by
Amazon Prime Video on June 14, 2021. Voltaire High follows the adventures of Michelle, Annick and Simone as they join an all-boys' high school in the early 1960s, at the beginning of
co-education
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
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Cast and characters
Main characters
* Léonie Souchaud as Michèle Magnan
* Lula Cotton-Frapier as Annick Sabiani
* Anouk Villemin as Simone Palladino
* Nathan Parent as Henri Pichon
* Baptiste Masseline as Jean-Pierre Magnan, Michèle's big brother
* Gaspard Meier-Chaurand as Alain Laubrac
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Pierre Deladonchamps
Pierre Deladonchamps (born 1 June 1978) is a French actor. He is known for starring in the thriller film ''Stranger by the Lake'' (2013), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He went on to receive a nomination for the Césa ...
as Paul Bellanger, Voltaire's chief supervisor
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Nina Meurisse as Camille Couret, English teacher
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Maud Wyler
Maud Wyler (born 14 December 1982) is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2009.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
French film actresses
21st-century French actres ...
as Jeanne Bellanger, Voltaire's nurse
* Gaspard Gevin-Hié as Daniel Applebaum
Supporting characters
* Arthur Legrand as Jean Dupin
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François Rollin
François Rollin (born 31 May 1953) is a French actor, comedian, author and screenwriter.
He is known for his role as King Loth of Orkney in ''Kaamelott'', Professor Rollin in ''Palace'', and for writing the satirical news programme ''Les Guig ...
as Mr Jacquet, the headteacher
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Gérald Laroche as Louis Douillard, Latin teacher
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Anne Le Ny as Hélène Giraud, history teacher
* Vassil Schneider as Joseph Descamps
* Antoine Werner as Didier Felbec
* Dimitri Fouque as Charles Vergoux
* Enzo Monchauzou as Yves Laminiere
* Adil Mekki as Ahmed Belkacem
* Maxime d'Aboville as Emile Marcelin, French and philosophy teacher
* Martial Courcier as Raymond Meyer, chemistry teacher
* Rémi Pedevilla as Lucien Moreau, PE teacher
* Camille Charbeau as Maurice Vannel, Voltaire's supervisor
* Edouard Michelon as Leon De Goff, maths teacher
* Antoine Pelletier as Serge Casiro
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Francis Leplay as Rene Herman, biology teacher
* Margot Bancilhon as Denise, Jeanne Bellanger's girlfriend
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Emilien Vekemans as Roger Lagarrigue
* Karen Alyx as Germaine Magnan
* Christophe Kourotchkine as Gerard Magnan
* Meylie Vignaud as Martine Gomez
* Louis Ould-Yaou as Yves Blouson noir
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Amira Casar
Amira Casar is a British-born actress who grew up in England, Ireland, and France.
Early life
Amira is the daughter of a Kurdish father and a Russian mother. She was born in London and was subsequently raised in England, Ireland, and France. Sh ...
as Irène
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Anne Le Guernec as Alice (
Ep 5)
Filming locations
* Voltaire High: Abbaye royale, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
* Magnan Butcher: 9 rue de Verdun, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
Episodes
Season 1 (2021)
Awards
Voltaire High received rave reviews in France and around the globe. It has been called "delicious", novel, cross-generational, and groundbreaking.
After its success on Prime Video, the series went on to win the Prix du public de la série française at the Canneseries Festival, ahead of other French hits like ''Lupin''. Executive producers
Eleonore Dailly and Edouard de Lachomette, who focus on promoting outstanding female voices, championed the modern take of the series on parity and the 1960s sexual revolution: "These educated girls were the trailblazers that helped empower their peers. It shocked me when I found out that French women were forbidden to have their own bank accounts until 1965. It's crucial for us as producers to enable stories of hope and change in our rather tormented times."
References
External links
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{{Amazon Video original series
Amazon Prime Video original programming
2021 French television series debuts
French-language television shows