Directed by Nicolas Philibert • Documentary • 2002• France • French with English subtitles
Featuring Georges Lopez

The one-room schoolhouse, where one teacher instructs several grades at once, is generally regarded as a quaint thing of the past. However, Nicolas Philibert offers an in-depth look at a small school in rural France where one remarkable man has been doing the job of a small teaching staff for 20 years, and has taught several generations of bright and capable children along the way.