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The Good Teacher

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The Good Teacher (French: Pas de Vagues, lit. 'No Waves') is a 2024 drama film[7] directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste from a screenplay he co-wrote with Audrey Diwan inspired by a true story that happened to the director in 2020, starring François Civil as a high school teacher who is wrongfully accused of sexual harassment by one of his students, a teenage girl, and must fight to prove his innocence.[3][1] The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and had its world premiere at the Ramdam Festival in Belgium on 18 January 2024. It was released theatrically in France by Ad Vitam on 27 March 2024, and in Belgium by Cinéart on 3 April 2024.[6]

The Good Teacher
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPas de Vagues
Directed byTeddy Lussi-Modeste
Written by
Produced by
  • Jean-Christophe Reymond[1]
  • Amaury Ovise[2]
Starring
  • François Civil
  • Shaïn Boumedine
  • Toscane Duquesne
  • Mallory Wanecque
  • Bakary Kebe
  • Marianne Ehouman
  • Luna Ho Poumey
  • Emma Boumali
  • Estevan Marchenoir
  • Jawed Atik
  • Mohamed Fadiga
  • Agnès Hurstel
  • Myriam Djeljeli
  • Armindo Alves
  • Francis Leplay
  • Emilie Incerti-Formentini
  • Walid Afkir
  • Mustapha Abourachid
  • Fadily Camara
CinematographyHichame Alaouié[2]
Edited byGuerric Catala[2]
Music byJean-Benoît Dunckel[2]
Production
companies
  • Kazak Productions[1]
  • Frakas Productions[3]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) (Ramdam Festival)[5]
  • 27 March 2024 (2024-03-27) (France)[6]
  • 3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) (Belgium)[4]
Running time
92 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguageFrench[3]
Budget€3,9 million[3]
Box office$3,1 million[9]

Plot

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Julien is a young high school teacher of literature who is wrongfully accused of sexual harassment by one of his students, a teenage girl, and must fight to clear his name while facing pressures from the girl's older brother and her classmates. Julien seeks support among his colleagues and superiors, but in the face of conflict, silence reigns. At the same time, Julien is hiding his homosexuality from his students and colleagues, until an intimate video that reveals his secret is leaked and begins circulating in the school, which ends up amplifying the spiral of violence against him.

Cast

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  • François Civil as Julien[7]
  • Shaïn Boumedine as Walid[2]
  • Bakary Kebe as Modibo[2]
  • Toscane Duquesne as Leslie[2]
  • Marianne Ehouman as Roxana[2]
  • Mallory Wanecque as Océane[2]
  • Agnès Hurstel as Laura[7]
  • Luna Ho Poumey as Erica[2]
  • Emma Boumali as Sihem[2]
  • Mohamed Fadiga as Yassine[2]
  • Jawed Atik as Mohamed-Amine[2]
  • Estevan Marchenoir as Theo[2]
  • Myriam Djeljeli as Nora[2]
  • Emilie Incerti-Formentini as Claire[2]
  • Mustapha Abourachid as Nasser[2]
  • Armindo Alves de Sa as Steve[2]
  • Francis Leplay as Musil[2]
  • Fadily Camara as Fatou[2]
  • Walid Afkir as Oumar[2]
  • Djilali Redjal as Gaspard[2]
  • Malo Chanson-Demange as Kylian[10]
  • Aaron Yapo as Glendy[10]
  • Mia Yapo as Sara[10]
  • Douglas Grauwels as Philippe[10]

Production

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Development

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The screenplay was co-written by Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Audrey Diwan,[1] inspired by Lussi-Modeste's own experience when he was a French teacher at a school in Aubervilliers, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, and was wrongfully accused of harassing a 13-year-old female student in 2020.[11] "All the teachers then went on strike, there were death threats, complaints to the police station...", explained the film's producer, Jean-Christophe Reymond, on what happened to Lussi-Modeste at the time.[11]

The film is part of the movement for teachers' freedom of speech in the face of the feeling of abandonment by their hierarchy.[12]

The working title was originally Cueillez votre jeunesse in 2021,[13][14] and it was later changed to La Plainte in 2022.[11] It was shot under the title Pas de Vague in 2022,[15][14] before being renamed again as Pas de Vagues in July 2023.[16]

François Civil was announced in the lead role on 20 May 2022.[11] On 11 July 2022, it was reported that the project was granted an advance on receipts by the CNC.[17]

The Good Teacher was co-produced by France's Kazak Productions[1] and Belgium's Frakas Productions.[3][8] The score was composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel.[2] International sales are handled by the Paris-based company Indie Sales.[1] The first image from the film was unveiled on 9 May 2023.[1] The film was introduced to buyers at the 2023 Cannes Film Market with an exclusive promo-reel.[1]

Filming

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Principal photography began in Paris on 9 November 2022 and wrapped on 10 December 2022.[18][3]

Release

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The Good Teacher had its world premiere at the Ramdam Festival in Tournai,[19] Belgium on 18 January 2024.[5] The film was originally set to be released theatrically in France by Ad Vitam in the fall of 2023,[1] but the release date was pushed back to 27 March 2024.[6] It was released in Belgium by Cinéart on 3 April 2024.[4]

Reception

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Critical response

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AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 3.4/5, based on a survey of 25 French reviews.[20]

Box office

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The film sold 410.923 tickets in France after 12 weeks in theaters and has grossed $3.1 million.[21][9]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024 International Filmfest Emden-Norderney SCORE Bernhard Wicki Award The Good Teacher Nominated [22]
DGB Film Award Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Keslassy, Elsa (9 May 2023). "Indie Sales Boards Teddy Lussi-Modeste's 'The Good Teacher,' Co-Written by Audrey Diwan, Starring François Civil (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Pas de Vagues". Ad Vitam (in French). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Pas de Vague" (PDF). taxshelter.be (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Pas de vagues". Cinéart (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Pas de Vagues". Ramdam Festival (in French). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "The Good Teacher de Teddy-Lussi Modeste". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "The Good Teacher - Directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste". Indie Sales. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Pas de Vague". Frakas Productions (in French). Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "The Good Teacher (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Casting de Pas de Vagues". Écran Large (in French). Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "L'après-"Titane" de Kazak Productions". Le Film Français. 20 May 2022. p. 14. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ Valmary, Chloé (13 February 2024). "Pas de vagues : François Civil comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu dans ce film choc sur le milieu scolaire" [Pas de vagues : François Civil as you've never seen him in this shocking film about the school environment]. CinéSérie (in French). Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Aide au développement de projets d'œuvres cinématographiques de longue durée : résultats de la commission des 11 et 15 octobre 2021". CNC.fr (in French). 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  14. ^ a b Lavallée, Eric (9 January 2023). "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #159. Teddy Lussi-Modeste's Pas de vague". Ioncinema. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Casting figurants à Paris, 20 à 40 ans, pour le film "Pas de Vague" réalisé par Teddy Lussi-Modeste avec François Civil". Book Me (in French). 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Ad Vitam précise son line-up du premier trimestre 2024" [Ad Vitam announces its line-up for the first quarter of 2024]. Boxoffice Pro (in French). 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (11 July 2022). "Sofia Djama's A Quarter To Thursday In Algiers scoops an advance on receipts". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Casting Paris : femmes et hommes de 20 à 40 ans pour un film avec François Civil". Figurants.com (in French). 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  19. ^ Lepoutte, Pascal (20 December 2023). "Le Tournai Ramdam Festival est devenu "une grosse machine"". L’Avenir (in French). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Critiques presse pour le film Pas de Vagues". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Box Office du film Pas de vagues". Allociné (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  22. ^ "The Good Teacher | Pas de Vagues". International Filmfest Emden-Norderney. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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