To Be and to Have

Name: To Be and to Have
Genre: Documentary, Foreign
Released: 2003-09-05
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Georges Lopez, Jojo, Alizé, Guillaume, Létitia

Documentary • NR • 2002 • 1 hr 44 min

7.5

7.8

The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.