Daniel is schoolmaster of a kindergarten in a small French town. The local economy, which depended entirely on coal production, has been mired in a depression ever since the mines were closed. When their parents fall into utter discouragement or even poverty because of prolonged unemployment, the children suffer the consequences. Daniel is confronted daily with difficult situations and he feels responsible to deal with them although they are outside the scope of his responsib... (Full plot summary below)
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Daniel is schoolmaster of a kindergarten in a small French town. The local economy, which depended entirely on coal production, has been mired in a depression ever since the mines were closed. When their parents fall into utter discouragement or even poverty because of prolonged unemployment, the children suffer the consequences. Daniel is confronted daily with difficult situations and he feels responsible to deal with them although they are outside the scope of his responsibilities. This is a frustrating task: politicians are concerned with tightening their budgets, bureaucrats in the intricate web of French social and educational services with their prerogatives, utility companies with getting their bills paid; teachers, social workers, and policemen are overwhelmed. Daniel's relations with his parents, but also with Valeria, his fiancée, and her son are not entirely smooth either. He nevertheless soldiers on with the staff of the kindergarten, all doing their best to educate the children of a severely disrupted society.
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| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineWill prove too depressing and long-winded for a significant number of U.S. audiences to embrace. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullI sat through the whole two hours, so you don't have to. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA profound study of an all-too-common human condition. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's a difficult trick to pull off this kind of story with the light touch Truffaut gave to Small Change. But Tavernier is a professional, and his doses of gravity and humanity give him a passing grade. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesAn impeccably tight movie about a French kindergarten teacher, where every scene serves the story |
| culturevulture.netGary MairsA model of politically engaged cinema, offering a clear-eyed view of a social problem without pretending to have any easy solutions. |
| Apollo GuideJamie GilliesSeems cheaply shot and perhaps that is why it just does not ring true. |
| User ReviewPrivate ULes gens du Nord â?¦ Il est des films qui marquent. Par leur style, par leur sujet, par un je-ne-sais-quoi â?¦ Ca commence aujourdâ??hui est de ses films qui restent en nous, par la puissance de sa réalisation. Par la combinaison de tous ces petits ingrédients qui font un film, de la lumière aux cadres en passant par la musique et le récit. Parce quâ??il émeut et révolte, par la seule force de ses images. Ce qui touche dâ??abord dans ce film, câ??est la peinture très réaliste de la situation, un témoignage sur notre époque, comme Bertrand Tavernier lâ??avait déjà fait avec L627. La caméra sâ??attarde sur le Nord de la France, dans ses paysages les plus divers. Câ??est dâ??abord le matin, le jour qui se lève sur la campagne dans laquelle loge Daniel, ce directeur de maternelle. Alors que le ciel sâ??éclaircit à lâ??apparition de la lumière du jour, les champs sâ??étendent à perte de vue. Puis les paysages changent et lâ??on retrouve ces constructions si caractéristiques du Nord, les maisons de briques rouges bien alignés et les hangars désaffectés. Apparaissent les personnages et le tableau est complet : accent du Nord, â?? gueules de Châ??tis â?? â?¦ En dix minutes le cadre est donné, avec toutes ses connotations : chômage, pauvreté â?¦ Ce qui impressionne ensuite, câ??est la force du jeu de Philippe Torreton. Si lâ??on ne connaissait déjà ce comédien, on jurerait quâ??il est instit de profession et participe à un documentaire. A la différence de L627 dans lequel il était surprenant de vérité en inspecteur de police, ici il est face à des enfants, et toute personne ayant travaillé en maternelle sait à quel point il est impossible de seulement paraître devant des enfants de 4 ans. Un écart et ils se détournent de vous, il faut sans cesse les intéresser, et rester dans leurs normes, câ??est à dire le jeu, lâ??éveil, les chansons â?¦ Aussi la performance dâ??acteur de Philippe Torreton nâ??en est que plus remarquable. Face aux enfants, il ne joue pas : il fait la classe. En dâ??autres termes, il ne joue pas un personnage, il est Daniel. Si le film repose en grande partie sur ses épaules, sa grande richesse provient aussi du mélange voulu par Bertrand Tavernier entra comédiens professionnels et amateurs. Si celui-ci était nécessaire pour donner au film plus de réalisme, notamment en ce qui concerne lâ??accent du Nord, cette combinaison permet au film dâ??asseoir son statut de film témoin de notre temps. Cependant Ca commence aujourdâ??hui reste un film. Et pour le confiner dans le 7ème art, et donner au mot art tout son sens, Bertrand Tavernier ajoute, en voix-off, les pensées de Daniel, écrivain à ses heures perdues. Ce décalage entre le réalisme social très marqué du film et sa dimension poétique donne à ce film, à mi-chemin entre documentaire social et fiction, un rythme surprenant mais original et plaisant, et un ton résolument optimiste : à lâ??image des gens du Nord, à qui il rend un véritable hommage. |
| User ReviewJoaquin OThis is a very visual movie, lots of eye features and colors that can get you hook, that's if the situation doesn't get you first. This social conflict in France is a problem with politics and how people try real hard to change it. Great acting too, eventhough they're all french. Bon Appetit!!! |
| User ReviewJuan DUn de ces films francais qui me reconcilie avec le cinéma francais. Très touchant. Très émouvant. |
