To Be and to Have
To Be and to Have

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How do we learn to live with others and their wishes? Director Nicolas Philibert poses this question in a village schoolhouse in Auvergne, where Georges Lopez teaches 13 children, ages ranging from about four to 12. Against a landscape of mountains and farmland, from driving snow to rain to sun, the children gather in Lopez's warm and colorful classroom, to read, write dictation, cook, and sort things out. At home, the older ones do homework with parents after their chores. A... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in To Be and to Have:

Georges Lopez
Johan
Alizé
Guillaume
Létitia
Johann

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How do we learn to live with others and their wishes? Director Nicolas Philibert poses this question in a village schoolhouse in Auvergne, where Georges Lopez teaches 13 children, ages ranging from about four to 12. Against a landscape of mountains and farmland, from driving snow to rain to sun, the children gather in Lopez's warm and colorful classroom, to read, write dictation, cook, and sort things out. At home, the older ones do homework with parents after their chores. At year's end, they look ahead to the next, visiting the middle school and meeting the little ones coming in the fall. As they learn sums and adjectives, with Lopez's help, they also learn to live side by side.

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Salt Lake Tribune - 10/10 by Sean P. MeansA fascinating and necessary movie, a document that preserves a pure form of teaching before it slowly fades away.
Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonMore often than not you may find yourself unexpectedly smiling.
Compuserve - 10/10 by Harvey S. KartenWarning: As you note the incredible rapport this teacher has in a one-room schoolhouse, you may well become enraged at the way our cities are cramming thousands of kids into each of our education factories.
Slant Magazine - 9/10 by Ed GonzalezNicolas Philibert observes life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern France in his documentary To Be and to Have, easily one of the best films of the year.
Jam! Movies - 9/10 by Liz BraunOne of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre.
Reeling Reviews - 9/10 by Laura CliffordPhilibert and his crew remain invisible throughout most of the this film's running time letting a way of life that is surely short-lived speak for itself.
New York Observer - 9/10 by Andrew SarrisContains some of the most stirring footage I have ever seen on the act and art of teaching children.
Seattle Times - 9/10 by Moira MacDonaldWatchful viewers -- particularly those with fond memories of a favorite teacher -- will be deeply moved by this film.
Creative Loafing - 8/10 by Matt BrunsonThe American school system would do well to take a page from Mr. Lopez's slow-but-steady curriculum.
Fresno Bee - 8/10 by Donald MunroIt isn't just an ode to teaching -- it's a lesson in growing up.

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