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L'école buissonnière (1949)
The best film about teaching ever produced
They showed us this film in education grad school at San Francisco State - then one of the two best schools of education in the US - when I was working on my secondary credential. It so move me that I modeled my teaching, as much as possible, on Monsieur Pascal. For years I tried to find a copy for sale - but as it turned out, I had the director's name wrong. So I called the media center at SF State, and found someone who knew the film backwards and forwards. Once she gave me the proper name of the Director, I found the film at Facet's Video in Chicago and immediately ordered two copies on VHS. The young woman who took the order said, "What is about this film? You're the second person today to place and order." "Have you seen it?" "No, but I will now!" For the past 50 years, the film has been an inspiration. No longer on VHS - last time I looked it was going for $200 - but you can download it from INA the French National Archive without English subtitles. It's an extraordinary film, whether you're a teacher or anyone interested in how schools should work. Do NOT miss it.