The Class(2008)- User Reviews

In Laurent Cantet's 4th feature film which in 2008 became the first French film since Maurice Pialat's "Sous le Soleil de Satan" (1987) to receive the Palme d'Or, sparks randomly occur in a multicultural class filled with hormonal …more»

This movie is certainly realistic. However, if you are a teacher, it is like watching the most regular parts of your professional life in real time. Not the most riveting way to spend a Saturday night, I'll say. I don't know that I've ever …more»

Not an Academy Award type movie, thankfully for those people know not what they do, but better than most award winners. Slum Dog Millionaire, oh really now, what a joke. Watch this one for a glimpse of some reality. You won't laugh but you will …more»

Excellent movie!, Being a teacher has changed dramatically in less than a decade. Challenging students, low resources and extreme diversity in the classroom are some of the realities teachers are facing every day. The movie may seem boring but if you …more»

I really like this movie. The storyline is very similar to Dangerous Minds but the movie itself is much more realistic and less "Hollywood." The relationship between the French teacher and his high school class was eye-opening - much more confrontational …more»

I should have fallen asleep after the first 10 mins, but was hoping for something - anything - to keep my attention. What a bore !!!!!more»

It was an average movie but nothing extraordinary like a lot of other movies in the Best Foreign Film Oscar category. It movies at a slow pace and tries to depict the interactions of students and a teacher and the frustrations that teachers sometimes …more»

A film about students who have no interest in learning and teachers who have no desire to teach. It's in French to boot. Do yourself a favor...slap a few coats of paint on a flat surface and watch it dry, you will be more entertained and save yourself …more»

Anyone who has ever faced the challenge of teaching or leading unwilling participants will connect with this. The frustration and helplessness experienced by both students and teacher will stay with you for a long time.more»

After removing an unruly student everyone makes progress in a tidy ending but don't believe it. This is more of a propaganda film than reality. The teachers are mostly super-liberal indulgent babysitters who eschew discipline. The whole class is dumbed …more»