School's Out (2018 film)

School's Out (French: L'heure de la sortie) is a 2018 French social drama thriller film directed by Sébastien Marnier who co-wrote the script with Elise Griffon, based on Christophe Dufossé's 2002 novel of the same name.

School's Out
Film poster
FrenchL'Heure de la sortie
Directed bySébastien Marnier
Screenplay bySébastien Marnier and Elise Griffon
Based onL'Heure de la sortie
by Christophe Dufossé
Produced byCaroline Bonmarchand
Starring
CinematographyRomain Carcanade
Edited byIsabelle Manquillet
Music byZombie Zombie
Production
company
Avenue B Productions
Release date
  • 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) (Venice)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance

Synopsis

Substitute French teacher, Pierre Hoffman finds himself in charge of teaching an experimental class of twelve gifted students at the renowned Saint Joseph College. The class had witnessed their previous French teacher commit suicide by jumping out of the window, and Pierre is treated with hostility and distrust by the class. The class hall monitors, Apolline and Dimitri, are ringleaders of separate subgroups in the class, and Apolline soon pits herself against Hoffman. Hoffman begins following Apolline and her followers after class and witnesses them engaging in disturbing and violent rituals.

Cast

Production

In 2017 it was announced that Sébastien Marnier, who had previously directed the 2016 thriller Irréprochable, would helm the project and that Laurent Lafitte and Emmanuelle Bercot had joined the cast. Filming began on June 12, 2017, and a 2018 release date was announced.[1]

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] The film's cinematography, score, and acting were praised for heightening suspense, while the direction and story were criticized for falling flat in places.[3][4][5] EJ Oakley of The Panoptic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, and praised the performances of Lafitte and Bajrami, while noting that the film did not satisfactorily tie up all of its loose ends and subplots.[6]

References
  1. "Laurent Lafitte, Emmanuelle Bercot et Gringe chez le réalisateur de "Irréprochable"". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "School's Out (2018)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-10
  3. "'School's Out' ('L'heure de la sortie'): Film Review | Venice 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. "Scenes Journal". Scenes Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. "Review: School's Out". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. "London Film Festival 2018: School's Out". The Panoptic. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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