Les fautes d'orthographe (2004)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jean-Jacques Zilbermann

Writers:

Philippe Lasry (writer)
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann (writer)

Release Date:

3 November 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Being a student in a school where the headmaster is your father and the head supervisor your mother is no bed of roses...

Plot Keywords:

Locker Room | Friendship | Male Underwear | Rebellion | Boys School

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Damien Jouillerot	...	Daniel Massu - le fils du directeur et de la directrice des études
Carole Bouquet	...	Geneviève Massu - la directrice des études
Olivier Gourmet	...	Pierre Massu - le directeur du collège
Raphaël Goldman	...	Richard Zygelman - l'ami de Daniel
Franc Bruneau	...	Jean-Claude Griset - l'élève anarchiste
Anthony Decadi	...	René Boury - le traître
Khalid Maadour	...	Marcel Marazelle
Arnaud Giovaninetti	...	Gianni Salvadori, le surveillant d'internat
Deborah Grall	...	Mercedes Suza-Lobo - la belle élève
Noémie Develay	...	Isabelle Cizar - l'élève indisciplinée
Stéphane Höhn	...	M. Monteil
Jean Lescot	...	M. Lévi, le prof de français
Bernard Charnacé	...	M. Brian - le prof d'anglais
Sylvie Huguel	...	Mme Beyer - la prof d'histoire
Victor Carril	...	Le premier jumeau Deloge

Also Known As:

Bad Spelling (International: English title)
La jeunesse est un risque à courir (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Collège Adolphe Chérioux 195, rue Julian Grimau, Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Trivia:

Interview of Georges Brassens in the radio talk show "Radioscopie" (1971). Courtesy of Jacques Chancel

Soundtrack:

Bella Ciao

Good actors for an interesting movie about the "good old time" school

"Les fautes d'orthographes" tells two stories, which is the main drawback of this interesting movie: at the end, we have a feeling of unachievement, because two (intricate) plots are started, and none are really finished.

Despised this problem, I strongly recommend this movie, for both plots. The first one is the portray of a young teenager put in a difficult position (his father is the severe head of the boarding school where he is pupil) at a difficult time (being 14-year-old, his body is still the one of a child). The conflict with the father, the discovery of sexuality, the embarrassing presence of the mother... contribute to a strong tension, stressed by the natural sadism of teenagers in a boarding school.

The second plot is about the discovery of radical political action of the group of pupils to react against the severe head of the school. These young people read anarchist authors and try to apply their theory of revolution ("hop hop hop rebellion!") to the pre-68 school administration. The movie turns to a discovery of the right to rebel against authority.

Let's finish this comment by mentioning the very good level of each actor, both adults and teenagers.