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In 1835, special wards, called “salles d’asile”, are set up in hundreds of cities around France to cope with the increasing number of very young children left on their own during the day. Marie Carpantier is put in charge of one of them. She quickly takes a liking to her work and the contact with the children but rebels against the orders from the Education Ministry which, in collusion with the clergy and the bourgeoisie, seeks to avoid teaching these children anything more than the rudiments of morality and religion. Marie decides to teach them to read and write, using methods adapted for very young children. She will devote the rest of her life to this undertaking and create an authentic school, the model for the French public nursery school.

France - 2006 - 1 h 35 mn - Betacam Digital & 16 mm - Colour

Director Olivier Guignard Script Nadine Lermite Camera Dominique Bouilleret Sound Jean Philippe Editing Thierry Brunello Music Arland Wrigley Cast Marilou Berry, Quentin Grosset, Antoine De Prekel, Rufus, Olivier Sitruk avec la participation de France 2, 7, esplanade Henri de France, 75907 Paris Cedex 15, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5622 4242 Fax : +33 (0)1 5622 5703

Production Raspail Production, 52 rue de Douai, 75009 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4463 0511 Fax : +33 (0)1 4463 0561 E-mail : raspailproduction@wanadoo.fr

Sales Raspail Production, 52 rue de Douai, 75009 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4463 0511 Fax : +33 (0)1 4463 0561 E-mail : raspailproduction@wanadoo.fr