

After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides to become a school teacher with some funny results.The great comedy actor Coluche is excellent as a simple school teacher.

Coluche
Gérard Barbier
Lead
Josiane Balasko
Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher

Jacques Debary
School Director

Roland Giraud
Monsieur Meignant, unionized teacher

Charlotte de Turckheim
Charlotte, Gérard's fiancée

André Chaumeau
Educational Advisor

Jean Champion
School Inspector

Georges Staquet
Gérard's father
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Berri's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The School Teacher is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”