Movie
The Year of Certificate
1996 · 96 min
A quiet, painful portrait of a father's pride curdling into pressure, watched with mounting discomfort.
- Directed by
- Jacques Renard
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Jacques Bonnaffé, Mireille Perrier, Jean Yanne
- Overview
- This certificate was formerly obtained by pupils at the end of primary school. The teacher of a small village has a dream: he wants his son to get his certificate and to be the best in the district ("Canton"). His younger son is less gifted: he is ashamed of him and treats him like a dunce. His obsession is so strong his marriage (his wife is a schoolteacher too) is soon on the rocks.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, family, parenthood, identity
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jacques Renard
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Jacques Bonnaffé, Mireille Perrier, Jean Yanne
