Fautes d'orthographe, Les (2004)

Director:

Jean-Jacques Zilbermann

Writers:

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

Release Date:

3 November 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Rebellion | Shower Scene | Friendship | Male Underwear | Male Full Frontal Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Damien Jouillerot	...	Daniel Massu
Carole Bouquet	...	Geneviève Massu
Olivier Gourmet	...	Pierre Massu
Raphaël Goldman	...	Richard Zygelman
Franck Bruneau	...	Jean-Claude Griset
Anthony Decadi	...	René Boury
Khalid Maadour	...	Marcel Marazelle
Arnaud Giovaninetti	...	Gianni Salvadori
Deborah Grall	...	Mercedes Suza-Lobo
Noémie Develay	...	Isabelle Cizar
Stéphane Höhn	...	M. Monteil
Jean Lescot	...	M. Lévi, le prof de français
Bernard Charnacé	...	M. Brian
Sylvie Huguel	...	Mme Beyer
Victor Carril	...	Le premier jumeau Deloge

Also Known As:

Bad Spelling (International: English title)
Jeunesse est un risque à courir, La (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)

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

An exhilarating plunge into the 60's schools

"Les fautes d'orthographe": "Misspellings". Daniel always gets the wrong spelling and writes every French word in what he calls "phonetics". Daniel does cheat and he always has recourse to his comrades to make corrections before handing any assignment. This inability to write correctly was a considerable handicap at that time and could seriously threaten anybody's progress at school since correct spelling was thought to be a paramount skill to make your way through life. Daniel Massu is aged 15 but he only looks 13. His father is the head master of the boarding school. His mother is the supervisor. This year, his father has decided that Daniel should go down to sleep with his school mates in the dormitory. The very thought of the dormitory and its promiscuity terrifies Daniel. All the more so since nearly all pupils look upon him as privileged and/or as the teacher's pet. In order to win the trust and the friendship of his peers, Daniel defies his mother who feels split between her love for her son and her pride for creating this school with the will to help underprivileged children. Each of the actors performances cracks up to the viewer's expectations and everyone of them participate in re creating the atmosphere of boarding schools in the 60's.