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In this episode, I talk about Nicolas Philibert’s 2002 documentary, “To Be and To Have.” It focuses on a small school in rural France where the kind and patient teacher, Georges Lopez, instills a sense of worth in all of his students and connects with them one-on-one. The film shows the dynamics between the students who range in age, from kindergartners to teenagers and also looks at some of their struggles. I talk about childhood, separation, nostalgia, the importance of school in my own life, and the impact that various teachers had on me.
Full Show Notes:
- The Gleaners and I
- Marwencol)
- A Man Named Pearl
- My episode on The Passion of Joan of Arc
- My episode on Cleo from 5 to 7
- My episode on Dogfight
- My episode on The Mouth Agape
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor)
- Columbine
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Hamlet by Shakespeare
- Annie Dillard
- My episode on Dead Poets Society
- “Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion.” (The New York Times)
All My Sources:
- Nicolas Philibert: I have no idea what my films are about (The Guardian)
- Nicolas Philibert: interview (Time Out London)
- Être et avoir: The Medium and the Moment (Senses of Cinema)
- “A camera gives you incredible power over others” by Nicolas Philibert
- When avoir becomes more important than etre: now les enfants sue for slice of French film action (The Independent)
- Film’s fallen hero fights on for his class (The Guardian)
“Massif Hit” by Geoff Andrew (Time Out London) Back to basis by Richard Falcon (Sight and Sound) - A Schoolroom Where Life is the Curriculum by Leslie Camhi (The New York Times)
