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Great Minds

Original title: Les grands esprits
  • 20172017
  • 1h 46m
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6.7/10
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Great Minds (2017)
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François Foucault, veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area.... Read allFrançois Foucault, veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area. A bit pedantic and prejudiced, François must adapt to a new social reality in which cultu... Read allFrançois Foucault, veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area. A bit pedantic and prejudiced, François must adapt to a new social reality in which culture and the desire for knowledge are not the priority of his students.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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POPULARITY
96,893
11,838
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    • Director
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
    • Writers
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
      • Ludovic du Clary(original idea)
    • Stars
      • Denis Podalydès
      • Abdoulaye Diallo
      • Pauline Huruguen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
    • Writers
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
      • Ludovic du Clary(original idea)
    • Stars
      • Denis Podalydès
      • Abdoulaye Diallo
      • Pauline Huruguen
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    • 3User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews

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    Denis Podalydès
    Denis Podalydès
    • François Foucault
    Abdoulaye Diallo
    • Seydou
    Pauline Huruguen
    • Chloé
    Alexis Moncorgé
    • Gaspard
    Tabono Tandia
    • Maya
    Emmanuel Barrouyer
    • Le principal
    Léa Drucker
    Léa Drucker
    • Caroline
    Zineb Triki
    Zineb Triki
    • Agathe
    François Petit-Perrin
    • Rémi
    Marie Rémond
    • Camille
    Charles Templon
    • Sébastien
    Jeanne Rosa
    • La CPE
    Mona Magdy Fahim
    • Rim
    Cheick Sylla
    • Marvin
    Laurent Claret
    Laurent Claret
    • Le père de François
    Nicole Gueden
    • La mère de François
    Jean-Pierre Lorit
    Jean-Pierre Lorit
    • Le directeur de cabinet
    Anne Jacquemin
    • La ministre
    • Director
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
    • Writers
      • Olivier Ayache-Vidal
      • Ludovic du Clary(original idea)
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      , from "Peer Gynt"

      Composed by Edvard Grieg

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    6/10
    From best to worse or what truly is a 'great mind'
    Movies about school in difficult suburbs is becoming quite a trend in French cinema. This one has its moments but does not level some already made.

    Its originality came from the set-up of the story: here we follow a teacher that is part of the privileged, highly selected "grandes écoles" (French specific system where selected students work hard to prepare competitive exams to enter the best renowned school - at international level). This system goes with inflexibility, hard work, high expectation and bad grades. The transition from the top - always judged as unsatisfaying - to the disadvantaged secondary school should be a shock, both in level and in student behaviour and interest. I however think it could have been better used in the story in the teacher discovery period, even if we had to face the discipline issues and the "awakening" transition.

    Finally, this change of world is also used to - and the title is there to point it out -question ourselves what a great mind is, and how school can help a youth to become one.
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • El buen maestro
    • Filming locations
      • Eglise de la Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Sombrero Films
      • Atelier de Production
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,465,973
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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