Truant School
89 mins
1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.
Bréols
Aristide
Géo Beuf
Honoré
Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille
Louis Lions
Félix
Jeanne Mars
Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
Mélanie
Raymone
Blind man of the village
Marcel Alba
Examiner
Louisol
Joiner
Rilda
Postman
Sicard
Tordo
Danny Caron
Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister
Pierre Coste
Albert Simonin, the great chef
Riri Berty
Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited)
André Dumaître
Director of Photography
Marc Fossard
Director of Photography
Emma Le Chanois
Editor
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Executive Producer
Louis Bonnemaison
Makeup Artist
Maurice Pecqueux
Director of Photography
Constantin Evangelou
Sound
Simone Chavaudra
Script
Bianchini
Decorator
Léo Mirkine
Still Photographer
Jean Lallier
Camera Operator
Françoise Diot
Assistant Editor
Claude Bouxin
Decorator
Élise Freinet
Author
Lou Bonin
Assistant Director
René Sarazin
Sound Mixer
Robert Mezé
Special Effects
Louis Pascal
Assistant Director