To Be and to Have

2002 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 8,552 VOTES · DIR. Nicolas Philibert

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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

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