71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Ça commence aujourd'hui / It All Starts Today

Bertrand Tavernier
France      118 m.
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Daniel Lefebvre is the director of a kindergarten in Hernaing, near Valenciennes, in the north of France. A miner's son, he is passionate about his teaching in a region that was once prosperous but is now plagued by unemployment. Backed by a devoted and highly competent teaching staff, Daniel works with the children to awaken their curiosity and self-expression and stimulate their creativity. One evening, a mother, Mrs. Henry, is late in picking up her daughter, Laetitia. Bending over to kiss her child, she collapses, dead drunk, in the schoolyard. Overcome with shame, she flees, leaving Laetitia and her baby brother...


Director
Bertrand Tavernier (France)
Screenplay
Dominique Sampiero, Bertrand Tavernier, Tiffany Tavernier
Production
Little Bear Productions (France)
Frédéric Bourboulon
Les Films Alain Sarde (France)
Alain Sarde
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STUDIOCANAL (France)
Photography
Alain Choquart
Edition
Sophie Brunet
Music
Louis Sclavis
Sound
Michel Desrois, Gérard Lamps
Cast
Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci
Running Time
118 m.
Original language of the film
French
Country
France
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