Great Minds (Les grands esprits)
Directed by: Olivier Ayache-VidalCast list: Denis Podalydès, Abdoulaye Diallo, Pauline Huruguen
Country: France
Year: 2017
Genres: Comedy-drama /
Runtime: 106 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in French subtitled in Spanish
François Foucault, veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area. A bit pedantic and prejudiced, François must adapt to a new social reality in which culture and the desire for knowledge are not the priority of his students.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA##Sixth form college##COMA##Further education##COMA##Further Edu, mature students##COMA##Higher Education##COMA##
Subjects: Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights /
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