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At the Philosophers’ School

2018 · 97 min

A patient, quietly moving observational documentary that asks you to sit with difficult, gradual progress and find warmth in small breakthroughs.

Directed by
Fernand Melgar
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The first experiences for five mentally handicapped children entering school, who will have to learn how to get along with the others: an almost impossible task, as they seem to be closed to the outside world. But gradually, the class takes shape before our eyes as the students move towards and against everything, much to the amazement and delight of their parents.

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Directed by
Fernand Melgar
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • education
    • family
    • identity
    • isolation
    • healing
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Fernand Melgar
    Music
    Nicolas Rabaeus
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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