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Être et avoir

IMDb ID: tt0318202 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.8 (8,539 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Family

A documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: To Be and to Have (English)
United States: To Be and to Have
World-wide: To Be and to Have (English)
Canada: Être et avoir (French)
France: Être et avoir
Brazil: Ser e Ter
Portugal: Ser e Ter
Argentina: Ser y tener
Spain: Ser y tener
Norway: Å være og ha - En hyllest til livet
Denmark: At være og at have
Sweden: Att vara och ha - En lovsång till livet
Iran: Boodan va Dashtan (Persian)
Poland: Być i mieć
Hungary: Én, te, ő
Italy: Essere e avere
United Kingdom: Être et Avoir
Austria: Être et avoir - Sein und haben
Finland: Nytpä tahdon olla mä
Hungary: Segédigék (Festival Title)
Germany: Sein und haben
Greece: Είμαι και έχω
Greece: Να είσαι και να έχεις (Festival Title)
Russia: Быть и иметь
Bulgaria: Да бъдеш и да имаш (Bulgarian)
Japan: ぼくの好きな先生(2002) (Japanese)
Taiwan: 山村猶有讀書聲
Être et Avoir
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2002-08-28Runtime104 minutesMetascore87IMDb Popularity0User Reviews77Critic Reviews70Countries / RegionsFranceLanguagesFrenchKeywordsschool
auvergne
schoolhouse
dedicated teacher
snow
Filming LocationsSaint-Etienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, FranceProduction CompaniesMaïa Films
Arte France Cinéma
Les Films d'Ici
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318202/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0318202.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T22:05:57

Stars

Georges Lopez
Alizé
Axel Thouvenin
Guillaume
Jessie
Johan
Johann
Jonathan
Julien
Laura

Directors

Nicolas Philibert

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Georges Lopez | Character: L'institueur
Actor: Alizé | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Axel Thouvenin | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Guillaume | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Jessie | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Johan | Character: Les enfants de la classe - Jojo
Actor: Johann | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Jonathan | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Julien | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Laura | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Létitia | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Marie-Elizabeth | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Nathalie | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Olivier | Character: Les enfants de la classe
Actor: Franck | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Kevin | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Jérome | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Magali | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Léa | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Océane | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Thomas | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Valentin | Character: Les frères et soeurs, les nouveaux...
Actor: Dolly Chanimbaud | Character: Les familles
Actor: Jeannot Chanimbaud | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Dujardin | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Garrido | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Jeune | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Lacombe | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Olléon | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Ponte | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Rochès | Character: Les familles
Actor: Famille Thouvenin | Character: Les familles

[Directors Group]
Name: Nicolas Philibert | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Rémi Burah | Role: Producer
Name: Serge Lalou | Role: Producer
Name: Gilles Sandoz | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Philippe Hersant | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Laurent Didier | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Katell Djian | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Hugues Gemignani | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Nicolas Philibert | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nicolas Philibert | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Isabelle Pailley Sandoz | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Julien Cloquet | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Christian Guy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicolas Philibert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Thaddée Bertrand | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Alice Ader | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicolas Balderoux | Role: Music Department
Name: Benoît Gilg | Role: Music Department
Name: Isablle Veyrrier | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Tatiana Bouchain | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles-Edouard Renault | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jean Anouilh | Role: Thanks
Name: Jean-Pierre Beauviala | Role: Thanks
Name: Sébastien Beffa | Role: Thanks
Name: Alain Bergala | Role: Thanks
Name: Nathalie Bloch-Lainé | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Boidin | Role: Thanks
Name: Sylvie Bourgeois | Role: Thanks
Name: Olivier Brunet | Role: Thanks
Name: Rosette Chaland-Rocher | Role: Thanks
Name: Julie Challet | Role: Thanks
Name: Dolly Chanimbaud | Role: Thanks
Name: Jeannot Chanimbaud | Role: Thanks
Name: Ginette Chaucheprat | Role: Thanks
Name: Frédéric Cheret | Role: Thanks
Name: Stéphane Cordier | Role: Thanks
Name: Serge Coudeyras | Role: Thanks
Name: Philippe Delamotte | Role: Thanks
Name: Tatiana Djorjevic | Role: Thanks
Name: Thierry Gazaud | Role: Thanks
Name: Georges Goldenstern | Role: Thanks
Name: Monique Guerrier | Role: Thanks
Name: Laurent Hassid | Role: Thanks
Name: Anne Huet | Role: Thanks
Name: Philippe Léotoing | Role: Thanks
Name: Jacky Monteil | Role: Thanks
Name: Jean-Yves Perron | Role: Thanks
Name: Renaud Personnaz | Role: Thanks
Name: Gérard Poux | Role: Thanks
Name: Helga Rancoeur | Role: Thanks
Name: Jean Rigoulet | Role: Thanks
Name: Stéphane Souillat | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1604960281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1604960281/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1615375179918.mp4?Expires=1788303466&Signature=WWZbz56mSZJFjb3dRx6a~ylCsWbCy9SJaiF2LlRkuGQKMRweK6WelSf6dp781aC56uxVjJRg1MwaHxngUoCKwjOTrs8u~9G5aZHo4mjwuWddkaB7M2hIpXbiQVIho5FkgDaEHXWAyLeTgt6THm0iS2Rw19vi3qcE-a7MyCINwqk0MijTJeNy1h5TK8oIQqVEaxMpPwU97-vPRB-gLaRM9BXcMihyPjyE4HSO9MsaYSwGJD7WMz2PsO8hskfbjzZFG2RD-o5NErrX5FwM3OuvGgy1aPkPLD5uEMq-XHegI1pnSAk7dYSXj4szezIqgZjpmArCPrqU3WuutsUSKPwi8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 19, 2002 (Cannes Film Festival)
France: August 28, 2002
Canada: September 10, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 22, 2002 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Belgium: September 25, 2002
Spain: October 2002 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
Cyprus: December 4, 2002 (Cinema Horizons Film Festival)
Austria: December 6, 2002
Italy: December 6, 2002 (Sottodiciotto Film Festival)
Czech Republic: December 8, 2002 (French Film Festival)
United States: January 10, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Germany: January 16, 2003
Netherlands: January 24, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Italy: February 7, 2003
Greece: March 1, 2003 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Switzerland: March 13, 2003 (German speaking region)
Netherlands: March 27, 2003
United States: March 30, 2003 (VCU French Film Festival)
United States: April 2003 (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
Czech Republic: April 11, 2003 (One World Film Festival)
Greece: April 25, 2003
Japan: June 19, 2003 (French Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 20, 2003
Ireland: June 20, 2003
United States: September 5, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Japan: September 20, 2003 (Tokyo)
Mexico: September 26, 2003 (Tour de cine francés en méxico)
Sweden: September 26, 2003
Australia: October 2, 2003
Argentina: October 30, 2003
Denmark: November 14, 2003 (CPH:DOX)
Israel: November 20, 2003
Spain: January 2, 2004
Finland: January 13, 2004 (DocPoint Film Festival)
Norway: January 16, 2004 (Tromsø International Film Festival)
Portugal: January 22, 2004
Finland: January 23, 2004
Iceland: January 24, 2004 (French Film Festival)
Denmark: February 6, 2004
Hungary: March 18, 2004
Poland: April 16, 2004
Norway: April 30, 2004 (Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival)
Mexico: May 14, 2004 (Mexico City)
Egypt: September 20, 2004 (European Film Festival)
Syria: March 25, 2005
Bulgaria: November 4, 2005 (Cinemania Film Festival)
Greece: March 16, 2014 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Italy: June 12, 2023 (re-release)

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Prix Louis Delluc | Prix Louis Delluc | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Winner | 2003 | Étoiles d'Or, France | Étoile d'Or | Best Film (Film) | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2004 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | Foreign Language Film of the Year | To Be and to Have | France.
Winner | 2004 | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | NSFC Award | Best Non-Fiction Film | To Be and to Have
Winner | 2003 | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Critics Award | Best Film | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2004 | Directors Guild of Great Britain | DGGB Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2004 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Film not in the English Language | Gilles Sandoz, Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Film (Meilleur film) | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Winner | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Editing (Meilleur montage) | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Winner | 2003 | Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Jury Award | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2004 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Award | Best Documentary Picture | Gilles Sandoz, To Be and to Have
Winner | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Documentary | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have
Nominee | 2003 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Documentary | To Be and to Have | 3rd place.
Nominee | 2004 | BBC Four World Cinema Awards | BBC Four World Cinema Award | To Be and to Have
Winner | 2002 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Tiempo de Historia Award | Best Documentary | Nicolas Philibert, To Be and to Have | For its placid view of rural education as a Utopia which is possible.

Box Office

Argentina: USD 28818
Austria: USD 83842
Australia: USD 643435
Germany: USD 1040201
Spain: USD 548566
Finland: USD 8013
France: USD 9518564
United Kingdom: USD 707541
Italy: USD 430148
Norway: USD 17213
New Zealand: USD 7471
Portugal: USD 178
Taiwan: USD 47254
Domestic: USD 777129
Period: Jun 11 – 13, 2004 | Rank: 118 | Weeks in release: 39 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 775607 | Interval gross: USD 935 | Per theater average: USD 467
Period: Jun 4 – 6, 2004 | Rank: 110 | Weeks in release: 38 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 772290 | Interval gross: USD 2912 | Per theater average: USD 970
Period: May 28 – 31, 2004 | Rank: 136 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 769082 | Interval gross: USD 1688 | Per theater average: USD 1688
Period: May 21 – 23, 2004 | Rank: 153 | Weeks in release: 36 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 767085 | Interval gross: USD 360 | Per theater average: USD 360
Period: May 14 – 16, 2004 | Rank: 129 | Weeks in release: 35 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 764849 | Interval gross: USD 2210 | Per theater average: USD 736
Period: May 7 – 9, 2004 | Rank: 146 | Weeks in release: 34 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 761041 | Interval gross: USD 1077 | Per theater average: USD 1077
Period: Apr 30 – May 2, 2004 | Rank: 146 | Weeks in release: 33 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 757722 | Interval gross: USD 434 | Per theater average: USD 434
Period: Apr 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 102 | Weeks in release: 32 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 756870 | Interval gross: USD 3389 | Per theater average: USD 1129
Period: Apr 16 – 18, 2004 | Rank: 114 | Weeks in release: 31 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 743088 | Interval gross: USD 2593 | Per theater average: USD 1296
Period: Apr 9 – 11, 2004 | Rank: 117 | Weeks in release: 30 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 739138 | Interval gross: USD 1149 | Per theater average: USD 574
Period: Apr 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 109 | Weeks in release: 29 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 732904 | Interval gross: USD 1890 | Per theater average: USD 1890
Period: Mar 26 – 28, 2004 | Rank: 113 | Weeks in release: 28 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 729341 | Interval gross: USD 2458 | Per theater average: USD 1229
Period: Mar 19 – 21, 2004 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 27 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 724542 | Interval gross: USD 2473 | Per theater average: USD 618
Period: Mar 12 – 14, 2004 | Rank: 113 | Weeks in release: 26 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 720925 | Interval gross: USD 1731 | Per theater average: USD 865
Period: Mar 5 – 7, 2004 | Rank: 98 | Weeks in release: 25 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 717692 | Interval gross: USD 2601 | Per theater average: USD 867
Period: Feb 27 – 29, 2004 | Rank: 91 | Weeks in release: 24 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 712323 | Interval gross: USD 6668 | Per theater average: USD 1111
Period: Feb 20 – 22, 2004 | Rank: 94 | Weeks in release: 23 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 704790 | Interval gross: USD 6862 | Per theater average: USD 1143
Period: Feb 13 – 16, 2004 | Rank: 84 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 694685 | Interval gross: USD 11907 | Per theater average: USD 1701
Period: Feb 6 – 8, 2004 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 21 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 677278 | Interval gross: USD 12592 | Per theater average: USD 1399
Period: Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2004 | Rank: 67 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 646891 | Interval gross: USD 31310 | Per theater average: USD 3131
Period: Jan 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 61 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 606605 | Interval gross: USD 22311 | Per theater average: USD 2788
Period: Jan 16 – 19, 2004 | Rank: 72 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 580226 | Interval gross: USD 17900 | Per theater average: USD 2237
Period: Jan 9 – 11, 2004 | Rank: 79 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 558412 | Interval gross: USD 8881 | Per theater average: USD 1776
Period: Jan 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 545153 | Interval gross: USD 11525 | Per theater average: USD 2305
Period: Dec 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 72 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 511717 | Interval gross: USD 11082 | Per theater average: USD 1108
Period: Dec 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 67 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 480805 | Interval gross: USD 16269 | Per theater average: USD 1162
Period: Dec 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 54 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 455044 | Interval gross: USD 27670 | Per theater average: USD 2767
Period: Nov 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 49 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 413403 | Interval gross: USD 43664 | Per theater average: USD 4851
Period: Nov 21 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 42 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 348468 | Interval gross: USD 40025 | Per theater average: USD 4447
Period: Nov 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 298791 | Interval gross: USD 22101 | Per theater average: USD 3157
Period: Nov 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 64 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 264853 | Interval gross: USD 21126 | Per theater average: USD 3521
Period: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2003 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 232071 | Interval gross: USD 17443 | Per theater average: USD 3488
Period: Oct 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 203101 | Interval gross: USD 21781 | Per theater average: USD 3111
Period: Oct 17 – 19, 2003 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 172257 | Interval gross: USD 17892 | Per theater average: USD 3578
Period: Oct 10 – 12, 2003 | Rank: 69 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 141479 | Interval gross: USD 22545 | Per theater average: USD 4509
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 69 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 105041 | Interval gross: USD 26773 | Per theater average: USD 6693
Period: Sep 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 65340 | Interval gross: USD 25233 | Per theater average: USD 8411
Period: Sep 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 72 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 29343 | Interval gross: USD 20528 | Per theater average: USD 6842