
Truant School
1920, in a small village in Provence. Monsieur Pascal, a young schoolteacher, is faced with a lack of interest from his pupils. He decides to radically change the methods employed by his predecessor. He listens to the children, draws inspiration from their discoveries and takes them out into nature. The pupils will rediscover the pleasure of learning, and he will rediscover the pleasure of teaching. But some parents and notables don't take kindly to this little revolution.
Cast

Bernard Blier
Buffle Pascal, teacher

Édouard Delmont
Mr. Arnaud, old teacher and Lise's father

Edmond Ardisson
Mr. Pourpre, hairdresser

Marcel Maupi
Mr. Alexandre, pharmacist

Jean Aquistapace
Mr. Laverdière, antique dealer

Jean-Louis Allibert
Mr. St. Saviole, the 'innovator'

Georges Cahuzac
Mr. Cornille

Henri Poupon
History-Geography examiner

Gaston Modot
French examiner

Jenny Hélia
Mrs. Honoré

Lucien Callamand
Arithmetic examiner

Juliette Faber
Lise Arnaud, teacher

Henri Arius
Hector Malicorne, le Maire de Salèzes

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Gendarme (uncredited)