School of Life

A gentle, sun-dappled wander through misty woods and old estates, slow and sentimental but quietly rewarding for patient viewers.

Directed by

Nicolas Vanier

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Family

Starring

François Cluzet, Jean Scandel, Éric Elmosnino

Overview

Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a sovereign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Coming-of-age, found family, nature, family

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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