DramaComedy
Truant School
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.
Directed by Pierre Lévy-Corti, Jean-Paul Le Chanois
75
User score
14 votes
Status
Released
Released
April 8, 1949
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
French
Top 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
Géo Beuf
Honoré
Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
Louis Lions
Félix
Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
Jenny Hélia
Mrs. Honoré
Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
Mélanie
Raymone
Blind man of the village
Marcel Alba
Examiner
Lucien Callamand
Arithmetic examiner
Henri Poupon
History-Geography examiner
Jean Aquistapace
Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer
