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Film · 2017

School of Life

Original titleL'école buissonnière

Directed by Nicolas Vanier · starring François Cluzet, Eric Elmosnino and François Berléand

  • 1 h 56 min
  • PG
  • Drama · Comedy · Family
  • France
  • Released in the UK 2 November 2017
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.9 Users4 votes
  • 4.3 Critics3 reviews

Synopsis

Paul is a little boy who has always lived in an orphanage since he was born. An austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs in 1930. Entrusted to a joyful woman called Célestine and her husband Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne. There the boy discovers a new world for him: huge forest, fields...All of the lands belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor. The Count allows poachers on his estate, but Borel hunts them down, most especially Totoche, the most elusive among them. In the forest Paul will learn about life and above all he discovers a heavier secret that is related with why is he arrived there, next to that forest.

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The essentials

Runtime
116 min1 hour and 56 minutes
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is School of Life?
1 hour and 56 minutes (116 minutes).
When was School of Life released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 2 November 2017.
Who directed School of Life?
Nicolas Vanier.
Who is in School of Life?
It stars François Cluzet, Eric Elmosnino, François Berléand and Valérie Karsenti.
Where can I watch School of Life?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV.
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Director
Nicolas Vanier

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Reviews

All 5 reviews
6.9 4 votes

What the critics say average 4.3 from 3 outlets

  • 5.0 CinemaníaYago García Hunting stew with mushrooms for undemanding palates. Read
  • 4.0 El PeriódicoBeatriz Martínez A family movie with a particular narrative but with beautiful images. Read
  • 4.0 El MundoAlberto Bermejo Story as common as kind, it finds is value in the interpretations of the actors. Read

Trivia

  • A historic castle

    The castle that serves the Count of Fresneye is the castle of Villebourgeon, located in Marolle-in-the Sologne (France).

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