Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Vincent Lindon | ... | Jean | |
Sandrine Kiberlain | ... | Véronique Chambon | |
Aure Atika | ... | Anne-Marie | |
Jean-Marc Thibault | ... | Le père de Jean | |
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Arthur Le Houérou | ... | Jérémy |
Bruno Lochet | ... | Collègue de Jean 1 | |
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Abdellah Moundy | ... | Collègue de Jean 2 (as Abdallah Moundy) |
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Michelle Goddet | ... | La directrice de l'école |
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Anne Houdy | ... | La commerciale des pompes funèbres |
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Geneviève Mnich | ... | La mère de Véronique (voice) |
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Florence Hautier | ... | Soeur de Jean 1 |
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Jocelyne Monier | ... | Soeur de Jean 2 |
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Jean-François Malet | ... | Le beau-frère |
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Maxence Lavergne | ... | Elève classe de Jérémy |
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Philomène Pagnier | ... | Elève classe de Jérémy |
Jean, his loving wife and son live a simple, happy life. At his son's homeroom teacher Madamoiselle Chambon's request, he volunteers as substitute teacher and starts to fall for her delicate and elegant charm. His ordinary life between family and work starts to falter. Written by Pusan International Film Festival
This movie is deliciously silent, bursting with tension at every take. Against the backdrop of parochial France, two apparently incongruous beings find respite in each other in spite of an excruciating difficulty: schoolteacher v parent. Amidst the trial and tribulations, however, two souls delight in a certain serenity, calling into question our feelings about relationships which cross boundaries.
The father of a primary school boy meets and warms to his son's teacher, Mademoiselle Chambon. She is delicate, warm but uncertain of her future. A tender, insightful look into the nature of human relations.