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Bad Spelling

2004 · 86 min

A quiet, observant coming-of-age drama about fitting in among outsiders, told with restraint and a gentle sense of unease.

Directed by
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Damien Jouillerot, Carole Bouquet, Olivier Gourmet
Overview
At a French boarding school for troubled youth in the early 1970's, the Headmaster and his wife decide that their son Daniel, who is fifteen years old but looks younger, should finally go live in the dorm with all the other students, as they do not want it to seem Daniel is receiving any special treatment. Daniel is now faced with the challenge of earning the trust and respect of the other students, who all come from troubled backgrounds.

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Directed by
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Damien Jouillerot, Carole Bouquet, Olivier Gourmet
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • identity
    • class
    • isolation
    Places
    • school
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
    Written by
    Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Philippe Lasry
    Starring
    Damien Jouillerot, Carole Bouquet, Olivier Gourmet, Raphaël Goldman, Franc Bruneau, Khalid Maadour, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Deborah Grall
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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