To Be and to Have

To Be and to Have

104 mins | Documentary | Aug. 28, 2002

The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.

To Be and to Have

104 mins | Documentary | Aug. 28, 2002

To Be and to Have
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Gimages 204, Maïa Films, Les Films d'Ici
Original title Être et avoir
Directors Nicolas Philibert
Writers Nicolas Philibert

Cast

Georges Lopez

as Self, teacher

Jojo

as Self, 4 year old

Alizé

as Self, 3 year old

Guillaume

as Self, 9 year old

Létitia

as Self, 4 year old

Johann

as Self, 4 year old

Jonathan

as Self, 10 year old

Olivier

as Self, 10 year old

Laura

as Self, 7 year old

Marie-Elizabeth

as Self, 4 year old

Julien

as Self, 10 year old

Nathalie

as Self, 11 year old

Jessie

as Self, 4 year old

Axel

as Self, 6 year old