To Be and to Have
2002 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 8,552 VOTES · DIR. Nicolas Philibert
Overview
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,263 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:38 TO BE AND TO HAVE
00:08:34 - Eat! - We eat.
00:11:44 A nasty dream.
00:16:12 Jojo, are you my friend?
00:20:56 Jojo! Don't put your shoes on.
00:24:03 lt's Alizé's turn to break an egg now.
00:29:18 There's no sense in it.
00:32:35 He doesn't like it when you say things like that.
00:37:01 Forty!
00:39:34 Okay, that's it!
00:44:03 Good.
00:48:18 lf you were totally available, l don't think it would change.
00:52:13 No more mathematics, no more vocabulary
00:55:02 There's a bit left on the thumb.
00:57:58 Cut it out, l'm doing it!
01:03:21 and l don't think l could have done any other job.
01:07:14 Not like that. lt's upside down.
01:10:15 All right.
01:14:29 Twenty thousand.
01:17:18 At least l think so.
01:22:36 lt follows the rails, remember.
01:27:30 Do you want to play?
01:31:21 according to your attitude
01:34:54 helping you by letting your teachers know.
Cast & Characters
Georges Lopez
L'institueur
Alizé
Les enfants de la classe
Axel Thouvenin
Les enfants de la classe
Guillaume
Les enfants de la classe
Jessie
Les enfants de la classe
Johan
Les enfants de la classe - Jojo
Johann
Les enfants de la classe
Jonathan
Les enfants de la classe
Julien
Les enfants de la classe
Laura
Les enfants de la classe
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,263
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line01:34:54
Production Record
DirectorNicolas Philibert
LanguageFrench
Budget$1,000,000
IMDb votes8,552