Tim Marshall I was either the age of thirteen or fourteen when I first watched Être et Avoir in my high school French class. Present day I am twenty-two years old and for some unknown reason, today I had memories of this film.miraculously, my search for a French school film where at some point, I believe this may be in the additional extras of the making of the film, the students where not so happy about being filming in the shower, being embarrassed which is what I remember this for because where sub titles where not available, she would tell us and she laughed at their reactions telling us.The compassion you see in this film makes it all worthwhile, you learn so much yet I avoid to explain without spoiling any information for people reading my experience wanting to watch this film.

G K To Be And To Have is a film every teacher should see, and every parent, too. It's a documentary that traces a year in the life and career of 55-year-old George Lopez, a traditionally minded teacher, and his mixed-age class of 13 pupils in rural France.The film is an assiduous, patient documentary that assembles the life of a small school over a year in its remarkable detail. Director Nicolas Philibert obtains relaxed, candid footage from its charming children; in Lopez he has unearthed a gem of a subject. To Be And To Have won several awards, including the 2003 Sacramento French Film Festival Audience Prize.

keoldham I was a bit puzzled as I began to watch this documentary - so many documentaries are of the "in your face" variety, and state their point of view early on; this film allows its them to unfold throughout, one bit at a time. For some reason I want to say that it was lovingly done - the director's approach was soft and familial, and the viewer comes to know and understand the life of this teacher, and his quiet passion for preparing children to enter the world.When I was at my university studying to be a teacher, the entire college of education was brought together to view "To Sir, With Love"; it was inspiring and filled us with enthusiasm for our future profession. As wonderful as "To Sir, With Love" is, I think that viewing this film is just as important for future educators. Sure, our circumstances are very different here, but our approach to children, and to life, can be the same in an American metropolis as it is in rural France. Definitely worth watching!

richard-1050 This film , as I'm sure you know, is a documentary, everything was carefully plotted by the filmography and director so that the crew were unseen and didn't affect the natural movement of the class, this is very effective as it brings to us the true essence of this common style of teaching. The quick moving plot is impressive and without a doubt, this truly inspirational and heart warming tale will take all of us, even the most uninterested and make us re-think about what we are doing. This film, like many others by Philibert is intruding of place where we would not normally go, having seen this as part of my A-level course, i revisited it as i felt that it needed more attention to really see what is going on behind the picture. This film has changed a lot on how i see my education and is an amazing course of study for those interested in education, the french language or just foreign films in general.