Her Head in Films

Nicolas Philibert's 'To Be and To Have' (2002)

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In this episode, I talk about Nicolas Philibert's 2002 documentary, "To Be and To Have." It focuses on a small school in rural France where the kind and patient teacher, Georges Lopez, instills a sense of worth in all of his students and connects with them one-on-one. The film shows the dynamics between the students who range in age, from kindergartners to teenagers and also looks at some of their struggles. I talk about childhood, separation, nostalgia, the importance of school in my own life, and the impact that various teachers had on me.

Full Show Notes:

  • The Gleaners and I
  • Marwencol
  • A Man Named Pearl
  • My episode on The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • My episode on Cleo from 5 to 7
  • My episode on Dogfight
  • My episode on The Mouth Agape
  • Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
  • Won't You Be My Neighbor
  • Columbine
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Hamlet by Shakespeare
  • Annie Dillard
  • My episode on Dead Poets Society
  • "Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion." (The New York Times)

    • All My Sources:

    • Nicolas Philibert: I have no idea what my films are about (The Guardian)
    • Nicolas Philibert: interview (Time Out London)
    • Être et avoir: The Medium and the Moment (Senses of Cinema)
    • "A camera gives you incredible power over others" by Nicolas Philibert
    • When avoir becomes more important than etre: now les enfants sue for slice of French film action (The Independent)
    • Film's fallen hero fights on for his class (The Guardian)
      • * "Massif Hit" by Geoff Andrew (Time Out London)
      * Back to basis by Richard Falcon (Sight and Sound)
    • A Schoolroom Where Life is the Curriculum by Leslie Camhi (The New York Times)
      • ...more
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