Le brio (2017)

After an incident, a brilliant professor known for his outbursts is forced to mentor the student he wronged for a speech contest.

Director:

Yvan Attal

Writers:

Victor Saint Macary (screenplay), Yaël Langmann (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Auteuil, Camélia Jordana, Yasin Houicha

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Auteuil	...	Pierre Mazard
Camélia Jordana	...	Neïla Salah
Yasin Houicha	...	Mounir
Nozha Khouadra	...	La mère de Neïla
Nicolas Vaude	...	Grégoire Viviani - le président de l'université
Jean-Baptiste Lafarge	...	Benjamin de Segonzac
Virgil Leclaire	...	Keufran
Zohra Benali	...	La grand-mère de Neïla
Damien Zanoly	...	Jean Proutot
Jean-Philippe Puymartin	...	Le président des concours
Eddy Suiveng	...	Le premier gamin
Abderahmane Cherif	...	Le deuxième gamin
Fahmi Guerbaa	...	La première caillera
Ayman Rahoui	...	La deuxième caillera
Guillaume Duhesme	...	Le conducteur

Storyline

Neïla, a girl of Algerian descent, lives in a housing project in the suburbs of Paris with her mother and her grandmother. She has good friends in the neighborhood, including a boyfriend named Mounir, an Uber driver. Always a good pupil, she has decided to become a lawyer and to this end has enrolled at the Assas University in Paris. But her first day proves a harrowing experience. Arriving late in the great amphitheater where Pierre Mazard, a seasoned but controversial law professor, gives his class, poor Neïla is taken to task by him, and in words tainted with racism. Some students complain about Mazard's attitude, which urges the President to intervene. He firmly asks the prof that he do something to redeem himself. And to this end, why not train his victim for the prestigious speech contest Assas is associated with? Reluctant at first, Pierre is forced to accept the deal. But how will Neïla put up with working under the yoke of her torturer? And how will Mazard refrain from taking...

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | student | teacher | teacher student relationship | france | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

A substantial part of the film was shot in the premises of the'University Pantheon-Assas, the Sorbonne, near the Pantheon, as well as in the Library Sainte-Geneviève, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.

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Connections

Remade as Contra (2020)

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Soundtracks

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Written by Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (as James Nyx, Jr.)
Performed by Marvin Gaye

User Reviews

Very good!

Good acting by Auteil and Jordana. It does with many contemporary matters! Very good film!

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

22 November 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Die brillante Mademoiselle Neila

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR9,729,038 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,968,212

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chapter 2, Moonshaker, Pathé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1