The Class (movie)

A nominee for best foreign language film in the most recent Oscar race, plus the winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival, this French drama from director and co-writer Laurent Cantet is based on star Francois Beagaudeau'...

" The Wrestler," the poignant drama about an aging grappler who refuses to give up the ring, pinned its competition Saturday afternoon at Film Independent's Spirit Awards, winning honors for best feature, best male lead for star Mickey Rourke, and best...

The Class, an Oscar-nominated French film about a Paris middle school, should be required viewing for anybody considering a career in teaching. The problems seen here — class time wasted on discipline; parents in denial; frustrated teachers —...

The five foreign-language film nominees are an eclectic group that includes the first animated movie to compete in the category. Israel's "Waltz With Bashir," which won a Golden Globe, centers on filmmaker Ari Folman's coming to terms with his experiences...

Palm Springs is probably the only place cinephiles can take in 16 French movies in two weeks and watch a roadrunner scuttle alongside the base of a snow-capped mountain. "It's different here," quipped director Francis Veber, as he relaxed in a wicker...

What a difference 21 years makes. In 1987, the last time a French film won the Palme d'Or, the audience at the Palais du Festival was so angry at the choice of "Under the Sun of Satan" that it hooted furiously and the director, Maurice Pialat, yelled...

Film fans, it's time to get your passports stamped. When the AFI Fest begins Thursday night, it will kick off 11 days of screenings and events that will bring some of the best films from the international festival circuit here to Los Angeles, including...

Except for its opening seconds, in which we see a teacher finishing his coffee and rushing out the door to get to work, the fantastic new film "The Class" takes place entirely within the classrooms, teachers lounge and on the playground of a working-...

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