To Be and to Have - MovieDB Browser

2002 7.3 (139 votes) 1h 44m

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Gimages 204
Les Films d'Ici
ARTE France Cinéma
Maïa Films

To Be and to Have (Être et avoir)

An observation of the humanity of young people.

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.