L'école : une affaire d'État

School: a matter for the state

Early in the 19th century the French government decides the people, viewed as savages always ready to revolt, should be educated. The message was clear: self-discipline was essential to building a nation. Secular, free, obligatory: the Commune invented the principles; Jules Ferry and the Third Republic launched the adventure.

Presented by: Roschdy Zem
Directed by: Stéphane Correa (France, 2022)