276. The late French director Bertrand Tavernier’s feature film “Ça commence aujourd'hui” (It All Starts Today) (1999), based on a commendable screenplay co-written by the director, his daughter Tiffany, and Dominique Sampiero: A primary school teacher who walks the extra mile to serve and speak for the tiny tots raised by parents with marginal incomes

"For its commitment to everyday heroism, its multi-layered approach to an array of social problems, and for the visual force of the storytelling.” --Citation of the FIPRESCI award bestowed on the film It All Starts Today at the Berlin International Film Festival T here have been several films made on uplifting student-teacher relationships. These include To Sir, With Love (1967) a film on boisterous white high school students from slums of London eventually admiring and respecting their black rookie teacher; Dead Poet’s Society (1989) on another rookie teacher kindling creative self-expression through poetry in a US boarding school for senior US students from wealthy backgrounds resulting in their unwavering respect and love for him; Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), a remake of a film made 30 years before, where a stodgy Latin teacher after his marriage transforms himself into an endearing school headmaster winning the hearts of his students; ...