Passion for Life
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Passion for Life

7.3 / 10 | 1h 29m | France
1949 | Comedy | Drama
Soon after the Great War, the Provence village of Salezes gets a new boys' teacher: Mr. Pascal, a war hero with a diploma from a teachers' college. He rejects old methods: boys' sitting still with arms folded memorizing facts. He uses modern methods: he becomes their guide. The boys build a water-powered electric generator, interview their parents about shoe-making and cooking, draw, write poetry, and, after Pascal brings a box of type, put their own magazine together, printed on the backs of old ballots. Their new interest in critical thinking stirs opposition from the mayor and others. The teacher offers a deal: if even one student fails the national exam, he'll resign. All eyes are on Albert, an older youth who has failed three times.

Cast List (24)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Director
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, l'instituteur
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
Le coiffeur Pourpre
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
The Barber
Louis Lions
Louis Lions
Félix
Louisol
Louisol
Le menuisier
Henri Arius
Henri Arius
Le maire Hector Malicorne
Henri Arius
Henri Arius
The Mayor
Bréols
Bréols
Aristide
Géo Beuf
Géo Beuf
Honoré
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi
M. Alexandre, the pharmacist
Rilda
Rilda
Le facteur
Sicard
Sicard
Tordo
Danny Caron
Danny Caron
Cécile Simonin
Juliette Faber
Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, l'institutrice
Édouard Delmont
Édouard Delmont
M. Arnaud, le vieux maître
Georges Cahuzac
Georges Cahuzac
Cornille
Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert
M. St. Saviole, Le 'novateur'
Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert
'The innovator'
Jenny Hélia
Jenny Hélia
Mme Honoré
Jeanne Mars
Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
Marthe Marty
Mélanie
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Writer
Elise Freinet
Elise Freinet
Writer

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