The film is a French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. The film begins with the returning of Pierre Marhange to his hometown for the funerel f his mother. He is visited by Pepinot, his former classmates, and he passes him the diary written by Clement Mathieu, their old music teacher. The story is simple but touching, which talks about the change brought by a new teacher to the Fond de L'Etang (Bottom of the Pond). They boys in the school are naughty and the teachers believe that they have to be strict and cruel so that the boys will listen to them. The story is a flashback of Pierre and the characters play important role in telling the story. There are five important actors in the film.
Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot), the leading role of the film, rebellious and
ambitious, he believes that the boys are not as naughty and stubborn as other
people think. Using music, he reveals the side where the children should be and have. He not only understands himself and but help the boys to find their dreams and
new hopes when the teacher is teaching in the school.
Rachin (François Berléand) is the cruel principal and he plays the antagonist in the film. Coward and stubborn, he is the one who does not support Mathieu and torture the boys in the film. At the end, his bad acts are revealed and he is fired.
Pierre Marhange (Jean-Baptiste Maunier), a boy with beautiful voice and great
talent. Being discovered by Mathieu, and motivated, he became a great musician in future.
Violette Marhange (Marie Bunel), mother of Pierre, which Mathieu fall
into. The mother is one of the factor to the volunteering of Mathieu to teach
Pierre to sing and help him to get into music school.
Maxence (Jean-Paul Bonnaire), the keeper of the school, shows the biggest change
after Mathieu has arrived. Being persuaded by things done by Mathieu, he support him all the way and tries to rebels against the principal.
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