Release date:December 19, 2008
(1-Week NY, LA Oscar Run; NY, LA release: Jan. 30, 2009)
Studio:Sony Pictures Classics
Director:Laurent Cantet
MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for language)
Screenwriters:Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet
Starring:François Bégaudeau
Genre:Drama
Plot Summary:
A remarkable new film about what happens over the course of a year between a single collège (junior high or middle school) class in the multi-ethnic 20th arrondissment of Paris and their French teacher. Director Laurent Cantet shot multiple improvised takes of real students and a real teacher using three cameras to make "The Class."
