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It All Starts Today
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 2 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Bertrand Tavernier
Dominique Sampiero
Tiffany Tavernier
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 8, 2000
DVD: November 26, 2002
Running Time: 117 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci, Véronique Ataly, and Nathalie Bécue
A kindergarten teacher (Torreton) in a small French town faces the fallout that results when the local coal mine, the area's major employer, must close.
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What The Critics Said
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Film.com Henry Cabot Beck
A terrific piece of neo-realistic filmmaking.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Although there is real pain and suffering in It All Starts Today, it is too impassioned, too brisk and too embracing of life and human foibles to be depressing.
Read Full Review >Variety Derek Elley
A warm, often invigorating and ultimately moving ode to community values.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
An intensely involving, Ibsen-esque human drama populated by complex, sympathetic heroes.
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
It's an amazing slice-of-life story that will make you want to rush home and hug the kids.
The New York Times Dana Stevens
Strikes a difficult and necessary moral balance, refusing to succumb to hopelessness but also refusing to rule it out.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A tender and passionate protest, not without laughter, by Bertrand Tavernier -- a director who is not only gifted but honorable.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Tavernier's compassionate views and long filmmaking experience shine through this eloquently acted drama.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Wesley Morris
This is a film about small victories, huge defeats and finding the will to keep fighting.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Well worth seeing for the terrific performances.
Chicago Reader Patrick Z. McGavin
Tavernier gives the children vivid, sharply delineated voices; working with a largely nonprofessional cast, he strips bare the characters' frailty but grants them a decency and honesty that redeems them despite the mounting hardships and tragedies.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
A superb performance from Torreton, easily one of the finest actors working in France today.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Yoon Min C. gave it a 9:
If there's one director in the world who can't make a bad or even ungreat movie it's Bertrand Tavernier. He doesn't go for intellectual conceits, stylistic excesses, egomaniacal posturing. Instead, he makes honest, highly intelligent, and multifaceted films about all manner of subjects. This film about a teacher trying to do his human best amidst social decay and bureaucratic redtape is a sobering glimpse into contemporary French society. And, if the film still feels somewhat hopeful it's an optimism hardearned thru integrity and courage.
