“Masterful.”
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“Fierce, funny and moving. Truly unmissable.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Winner of the 2008 Palme d’Or
THE CLASS
Debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 11, 2009
Culver City, CA (June 1, 2009) – The winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award®-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, The Class will be released on Blu-ray High-Def and DVD on August 11, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Class was directed by Laurent Cantet and stars François Bégaudeau who co-wrote the screenplay with Cantet based on his best-selling novel about his real-life experiences teaching high school. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $39.95 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on both versions will include audio commentary on select scenes and a “making of” featurette. Exclusive to the Blu-ray edition will be Actors’ Workshop/Rehearsal Sessions and Actors’ Self-Portraits.
The Class is a remarkable docu-drama which focuses on a multi-ethnic, inner city middle school in Paris and tackles universal themes such as race, truth, individual relations and social problems. Andrew Sarris, writing for the NY Observer, said The Class “ranks among the best classroom movies I have ever seen.”
Synopsis
The Class follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher (François Bégaudeau) working at a high school in a tough neighborhood in Paris. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeopardize any teacher’s enthusiasm for the low-paying job, although François insists on an atmosphere of respect and diligence. Neither stuffy nor severe, his frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods. Directed by Laurent Cantet, the film stars François Bégaudeau, on whose best-selling novel the film is based.
BLU-RAY AND DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
“Making of” featurette
Audio Commentary on select scenes
BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
Actors’ Workshop – Rehearsal Sessions
Actors’ Self-Portraits – The actors self-interview themselves in an exercise to help them find their characters
The Class was directed by Laurent Cantet, written by Laurent Cantet, François Bégaudeau and Robin Campillo, based on the novel “Entre les murs” by François Bégaudeau. Produced by Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta.
The Blu-ray Disc version of The Class is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and go beyond the disc via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray discs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes and more. For details visit Sony Rewards - BluRay - Sony Rewards.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
THE CLASS DVD
DVD Catalog #:
28753
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-28753-2
DVD Order Date:
7/09/09
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
128 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for language
THE CLASS BLU-RAY™ HIGH-DEF
BD Catalog #:
30038
BD UPC Code:
0-43396-30038-5
BD Order Date:
7/09/09
BD SLP:
$38.96
Running Time
128 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for language
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“Fierce, funny and moving. Truly unmissable.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
Winner of the 2008 Palme d’Or
THE CLASS
Debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 11, 2009
Culver City, CA (June 1, 2009) – The winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award®-nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, The Class will be released on Blu-ray High-Def and DVD on August 11, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Class was directed by Laurent Cantet and stars François Bégaudeau who co-wrote the screenplay with Cantet based on his best-selling novel about his real-life experiences teaching high school. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $39.95 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on both versions will include audio commentary on select scenes and a “making of” featurette. Exclusive to the Blu-ray edition will be Actors’ Workshop/Rehearsal Sessions and Actors’ Self-Portraits.
The Class is a remarkable docu-drama which focuses on a multi-ethnic, inner city middle school in Paris and tackles universal themes such as race, truth, individual relations and social problems. Andrew Sarris, writing for the NY Observer, said The Class “ranks among the best classroom movies I have ever seen.”
Synopsis
The Class follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher (François Bégaudeau) working at a high school in a tough neighborhood in Paris. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeopardize any teacher’s enthusiasm for the low-paying job, although François insists on an atmosphere of respect and diligence. Neither stuffy nor severe, his frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods. Directed by Laurent Cantet, the film stars François Bégaudeau, on whose best-selling novel the film is based.
BLU-RAY AND DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
“Making of” featurette
Audio Commentary on select scenes
BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
Actors’ Workshop – Rehearsal Sessions
Actors’ Self-Portraits – The actors self-interview themselves in an exercise to help them find their characters
The Class was directed by Laurent Cantet, written by Laurent Cantet, François Bégaudeau and Robin Campillo, based on the novel “Entre les murs” by François Bégaudeau. Produced by Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta.
The Blu-ray Disc version of The Class is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and go beyond the disc via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray discs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes and more. For details visit Sony Rewards - BluRay - Sony Rewards.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
THE CLASS DVD
DVD Catalog #:
28753
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-28753-2
DVD Order Date:
7/09/09
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
128 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for language
THE CLASS BLU-RAY™ HIGH-DEF
BD Catalog #:
30038
BD UPC Code:
0-43396-30038-5
BD Order Date:
7/09/09
BD SLP:
$38.96
Running Time
128 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for language
