
Truant School
1949 • Directed by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Drama, Comedy
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.
Release Date
4/8/1949
Rating
7.0/10
Cast

Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, teacher

Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, teacher

Édouard Delmont
Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father

Edmond Ardisson
Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser

Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes

Gaston Modot
French examiner

Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
Bréols
Aristide
Crew
André Dumaître
Director of Photography
Marc Fossard
Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Writer
Emma Le Chanois
Editor
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Executive Producer
Louis Bonnemaison
Makeup Artist
Maurice Pecqueux
Director of Photography
Constantin Evangelou
Sound

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Director

Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer