L'École buissonnière
7
89 minutes
4/8/1949
Overview
1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.
Cast List
Bernard Blier
as Buffle Pascal, teacher
Juliette Faber
as Lise Arnaud, teacher
Édouard Delmont
as Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father
Edmond Ardisson
as Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser
Henri Arius
as Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes
Gaston Modot
as French examiner
Jean-Louis Allibert
as Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'
Bréols
as Aristide
Géo Beuf
as Honoré
Georges Cahuzac
as Mr. Cornille
Louis Lions
as Félix
Marcel Maupi
as Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist
Jenny Hélia
as Mrs. Honoré
Jeanne Mars
as Adélaïde
Marthe Marty
as Mélanie
Raymone
as Blind man of the village
Marcel Alba
as Examiner
Lucien Callamand
as Arithmetic examiner
Henri Poupon
as History-Geography examiner
Jean Aquistapace
as Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer
Louisol
as Joiner
Rilda
as Postman
Sicard
as Tordo
Danny Caron
as Cécile Simonin, bar waitress and Albert's sister
Pierre Coste
as Albert Simonin, the great chef
Riri Berty
as Gossip holding a laundry basket (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
as Gendarme (uncredited)