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La salle des profs

Original title: Das Lehrerzimmer
  • 2023
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  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Leonie Benesch in La salle des profs (2023)
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Psychological DramaDrama

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actio... Read allWhen one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

  • Director
    • Ilker Çatak
  • Writers
    • Johannes Duncker
    • Ilker Çatak
  • Stars
    • Leonie Benesch
    • Anne-Kathrin Gummich
    • Rafael Stachowiak
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    7.4/10
    27K
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    • Director
      • Ilker Çatak
    • Writers
      • Johannes Duncker
      • Ilker Çatak
    • Stars
      • Leonie Benesch
      • Anne-Kathrin Gummich
      • Rafael Stachowiak
    • 85User reviews
    • 169Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Leonie Benesch
    Leonie Benesch
    • Carla Nowak
    Anne-Kathrin Gummich
    • Dr. Bettina Böhm
    Rafael Stachowiak
    Rafael Stachowiak
    • Milosz Dudek
    Michael Klammer
    Michael Klammer
    • Thomas Liebenwerda
    Eva Löbau
    Eva Löbau
    • Friederike Kuhn
    Kathrin Wehlisch
    • Lore Semnik
    Sarah Bauerett
    • Vanessa König
    Canan Samadi
    • Mariam Irfan
    Kersten Reimann
    • Mr. Stahlmann
    Henriette Sievers
    • Teacher With Coffee
    Benjamin Bishop
    • Tim Boyle
    Tim Porath
    • Mr. Nauhaus
    Katinka Auberger
    • Maren Firouzja
    Katharina Marie Schubert
    • Mrs. Haubrichs
    Uygar Tamer
    Uygar Tamer
    • Mrs. Yilmaz
    Özgür Karadeniz
    Özgür Karadeniz
    • Mr. Yilmaz
    Leonard Stettnisch
    • Oskar
    Oskar Zickur
    • Lukas
    • (as Oscar Mats Zickur)
    • Director
      • Ilker Çatak
    • Writers
      • Johannes Duncker
      • Ilker Çatak
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    User reviews85

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    9fabbio786

    Great Movie.

    I am a high school teacher, and this movie made me reflect on the educator's place in school. The film takes me to Plato's Republic, where it presents the dilemma "it is better to be than to appear virtuous." The protagonist leads us to moments of anguish with her quest for justice, honesty, and virtue in an environment governed by conflicting and often cruel moral issues. Actress Leonie Benesch's performance is confident, brilliantly conveying the emotions experienced by the character. For now, I consider "Das Lehrerzimmer" a real contender to win the award for Best Foreign Film in 2024; it's my choice.
    8peter0969

    A intense yet fascinating and frustrating character study

    Modern German cinema haven't been on my radar as while there are a few good German flicks coming around time to time, I haven't been fully wowed by them for some time. I had no idea what to expect going into this movie but this movie was frustrating but in a good way.

    It's an interesting character study that explores themes of racial profiling, unauthorized searches, and the school system. Throughout, the camerawork use of 4:3 lens felt purposeful to surround the settings and tone and the direction is pretty strong. The directing, setting, sound designs and pacing help to capture the uncomfortable and intense atmosphere that is being surrounded around the environment and within the characters and the movie does a really good work on capturing the essence.

    The characters can be frustrating and unlikeable to an extent but instead of being unbearable, the portrayal of the unlikeable and frustrating characters felt purposeful because of the themes and writing concepts that were explored. Not often where movies are able to have many characters unlikeable, yet, managed to still be emotionally investing and engaging. All of the performances are amazing especially the lead performance from Leonie Benesch as Benesch is absolutely amazing. Even the child actors are great as well.

    Many of the social dynamics were well-explored within the simple setting, the pacing is great, and there are some good dialogue moments that genuinely helps to build the intense situations and realism it portrays. There are a few issues I had with the movie which is that I felt certain dialogue moments from the child performances felt a little too fake or staged and there are certain choices I thought could have been approached differently.

    Overall, a fascinating and frustrating movie.
    9rb-51994

    Frustatingly good.

    Being German, i actually really dislike most of my nation's dramas, mostly for their bleak depiction of nearly everything. An unrewarding depression mood, intertwined with bursts of out-of-place screams and violence. But this movie hit different - in the most frustatingly positive ways possible.

    The central character is the overambitious teacher Carla Novak who began to teach at a German highschool, being silently confronted and appalled by the zero tolerance politics of the institution. The plot revolves around the dark grey areas of such a strict set of rules, as a series of thefts begin to disturb the carefully constructed but fragile peace. Racial profiling. Anauthorized searches. Between all of this stands our protagonist. And then she seemingly finds the culprit... with even more consequences she herself could not have imagined.

    First of all - nearly every character can be seen as unlikeable in a certain way at the end of the movie, even Carla. Students. Teachers. Parents. Everyone hits different. Everybody get's the chance to shine in a negative light. And different ideals and opinions clash. That's a strange achievement. And it's strangely a good one.

    The actors are playing their parts so well and natural. Especially the dynamic between lead Leonie Benesch's character and Leonards Stettnisch's Oskar is a stand-out. At some points there are not even words needed - just some uncomfortable staring contests.

    The movie sticks close to the people but is cold trough its use of muted blue-white colors and beautifully captured through a claustrophobic 4:3 lens. The music is simple and effective with a minimalistic silence, a dissonance for an overly stressful confrontation and pompous score for the outro.

    Ambition, failings and social dynamics are going hand in hand. They substitute the topic of theft quite fast through the mid point of the movie. Who does support the other one's believes and who is there to challenge them? Is everything well-meant actually good?

    And we get an open end. Maybe to open. No big scale thriumph over the other. No real culprit and no real solution. Just an empty school. An empty microcosm that was inhabited by themes of communicational misteps, distrust, mobbing, fake personalities, moral ambiguity, ... you name it.

    You may be leaving the cinema with different opinions and ideas. And that's the best thing a movie can achieve. Even if it isn't going to satisfy all movie goers

    Prepare for school. Watch it. Be frustrated.
    8JvH48

    Realistic play in a mini-world (school), starting with small theft and betraying a fellow student, but escalating to racism/immigration and student/teacher/parent interactions

    Saw this at the 2023 filmfestival Ghant (Belgium). Very tense experience. Ample opportunity to feel along with all protagonists, even with those I disagree with. I for myself changed positions with each new development. It is my favorite category of film, where one continuously wonders: "What should I have done in that situation??" Many unexpected turns of events, all within the realm of normal possibilities yet still unexpected hence surprising each time, while the problems escalate beyond control.

    Maybe the right-wing suggestions against teacher Carla (with a Polish name) and fellow student Ali (with immigrant parents), in particular coming from one particular direct-hitting student, are a bit over the top and unnecessary to make a complete story, but I assume the filmmakers included it on purpose, as those opinions are not uncommon and there is no reason to hide these. Like in the real world outside school, such and similar "arguments" confuse every discussion and only widens the gap between people.

    There is a varied set of teachers who each have a significant role in what happens. They think differently about several issues, but not really out of the ordinary. Of course, the parents are much more different and have their own role too, not always a positive one but I assume that reflects reality. Ditto for the students.

    All in all, while nothing novel or unexpected is presented, we get a broad overview over common opinions involving dealing with small theft, racism, immigration, adolescent behavior, and last-but-not-least interactions between students, parents and teachers. Nothing we see here is unrealistic. Sufficiently complex to keep us involved and interested.
    9jtindahouse

    Had me captivated

    I've always said being a teacher would be the worst job on Earth. I'm not sure if it was the point of 'The Teachers' Lounge' to prove my theory right, but it certainly did that. This was nightmare fuel and we see it all from the point of view of the teacher. I lost count of how many times I said out loud, "just quit and move to the other side of the country and become a farmer" (or something to that effect).

    This film had no business being as captivating as it was. I was hooked on every word and needed to know what direction it was going to go in next. It's again proof that if you have good dialogue and an interesting story, action sequences of any kind are completely unnecessary for a film to be interesting.

    I haven't watched many German films, but if this is an indication of their quality then I would happily watch more. 9/10.

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Germany for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
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      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: I ALMOST Walked Out | The Best and Worst of TIFF 2023 (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Ouvertüre - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21
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      Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2024 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (United States)
      • Sony Classics
    • Languages
      • German
      • Turkish
      • Polish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Teachers' Lounge
    • Filming locations
      • Hamburg, Germany
    • Production companies
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      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
      • ARTE
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $628,218
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,611
      • Dec 31, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,707,442
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      1 hour 38 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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