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To Be and to Have

To Be and to Have

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 28, 2002

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

73%

Original Title

Être et avoir

Production Companies

Gimages 204, Les Films d'Ici, ARTE France Cinéma, Maïa Films

Director

Nicolas Philibert

Budget

$1,000,000

Description

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.