RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY

I’m going to try to rotate these between film, music, literature and whathaveyou.

First up:

To Be and To Have

A French documentary  – please, keep reading — released in 2002 that follows one year in the life of a rural French schoolhouse.  It’s a subtle portrait of the dedication and compassion of the schoolhouse’s lone teacher who is a year away from retirement.  The most memorable character by far is little “Jojo” who steals just about every scene that he’s in.  I would gladly watch a 10 part mini-series that follows little Jojo around; that’s him in the poster.  It is almost unfathomable for anyone not to love this film.  Added bonus: it’s currently available to be viewed instantly on Netflix.

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