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It All Starts Today
Film Description An award-winning study of a headmaster fighting for his school and pupils in a town in Northern France where the local economy, which depended entirely on coal production, has been mired in a depression ever since the mines were closed. As their parents struggle with unemployment, poverty and alcoholism, the children suffer the consequences. Although outside of his responsibility as a teacher, Daniel is driven to try and address the problem by rallying the community, local authorities and city hall.
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DVD Extras Making-of featurette; New foreword by Bertrand Tavernier; Trailer.
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Article - "Bertrand Tavernier - Something for Everybody"
by David Parkinson
Bertrand Tavernier was born on 25 April 1941 in Lyon, the home of the Lumière brothers and the birthplace of French cinema. His father, René Tavernier, was a poet who edited Confluences, one of the few free journals operating under Vichy. But while his respect... View article in full
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