Film

To Be and to Have

2002 · 1h 44m · Documentary

An observation of the humanity of young people.

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

87

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.

Georges Lopez

Self, teacher

Johan

Self, 4 year old - Jojo

Alizé

Self, 3 year old

Guillaume

Self, 9 year old

Létitia

Self, 4 year old

Johann

Self, 4 year old

Jonathan

Self, 10 year old

Olivier

Self, 10 year old

Laura

Self, 7 year old

Marie-Elizabeth

Self, 4 year old

Julien

Self, 10 year old

Nathalie

Self, 11 year old

Jessie

Self, 4 year old

Axel

Self, 6 year old

• Nicolas PhilibertEditor · Director · Writer
• Gilles SandozProducer
• Katell DjianDirector of Photography
• Laurent DidierDirector of Photography
• Hugues GemignaniDirector of Photography
• Philippe HersantOriginal Music Composer

etre et avoir

Release date

August 28, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Budget

$1,000,000

Genres

Documentary

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