To Be and to Have (2002)

Name: To Be and to Have
Director: Nicolas Philibert
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.281
Cast: Alizé, Georges Lopez, Guillaume, Johan, Johann

Original Title: Être et avoir

Documentary

7.3 (137 votes)

1h 44m

Overview

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.