Saw a great film last night at the MUN Cinema Series: The Class, which follows a teacher and his students through a school year. I mistakenly thought it was a documentary; rather, it was inspired by a book, Entre Les Murs (Between The Walls) written by teacher Francois Begaudeau (who plays the teacher in the film). Director Laurent Cantet worked with school staff and students to develop characters and improvise scenes. The resulting hybrid of script and reality is both absorbing and provocative.

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