Looking for uplifting teaching movies

[apl68]

There's The Girl With All the Gifts... it's a bleak zombie movie, but the teacher makes a big difference.

The first half of the anime series School Live is similar.  It's the only zombie story I've ever watched, but I gather it's pretty tame and hopeful compared to most. 

Although if you're prepared to watch anime and want something more feel-good Azumanga Daioh might be better.  The main teachers spotlighted are more often comically bad than inspirational, but the overall view of school is fairly upbeat.

[marshwiggle]

I want to watch movies about teachers who love what they're doing and make a difference, even if I feel those days are long gone.  Maybe I will be inspired. Maybe I won't.

I just want to point out that in all of those movies, not only the instructors but the students are fictional. So even the efforts of those fictional teachers might not get the same response from real students.

[mamselle]

Hey, we all live in hope!

;--}

M.

[sinenomine]

For a miniseries, To Serve Them All my Days — or the book of the same title (by R.F. Delderfield).

[mamselle]

I loved that series!!

The Welsh instructor was so thoughtful.

Thanks for the reminder.

M.

[Diogenes]

If you are into dark and crass humor, the South Park episode making fun of the savior teacher movies is pretty hilarious https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213538/

[cathwen]

If you speak/understand French and/or don't mind subtitles, Les Choristes (The Chorus) revolves around a music teacher in a school for difficult boys.  It was nominated for Best Foreign Film in 2004.

[apl68]

Goodbye Mr. Chips!  How could we have forgotten that one?

[mamselle]

Oh, yes! Les Choristes,  I enjoy the group's concerts, also (sadly they've disbanded due to lack of funding:

   https://youtu.be/cQSTAhXR3Ko

and

   https://youtu.be/tZ_xhQlLn50

And ditto《 Etre et Avoir》(To Be and to Have): UK version is translated, I think: 

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_and_to_Have

and

   https://youtu.be/272EHggKWEo
   
After it won several awards, there were some legal actions by the participants (just to be transparent).

But the cinematography in both, as well as the sense of the ephemeral, one might almost say spiritual values,  in education, is amazing.

There is a sense of the ultimate in the caring engagement with willing young minds and hearts that lies not too deeply buried under the heart of both films.

M.

[cathwen]

Yes! Etre et Avoir.  Wonderful film.

[apl68]

Oh, yes! Les Choristes,  I enjoy the group's concerts, also (sadly they've disbanded due to lack of funding:

   https://youtu.be/cQSTAhXR3Ko

and

   https://youtu.be/tZ_xhQlLn50

And ditto《 Etre et Avoir》(To Be and to Have): UK version is translated, I think: 

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_and_to_Have

and

   https://youtu.be/272EHggKWEo
   
After it won several awards, there were some legal actions by the participants (just to be transparent).

But the cinematography in both, as well as the sense of the ephemeral, one might almost say spiritual values,  in education, is amazing.

There is a sense of the ultimate in the caring engagement with willing young minds and hearts that lies not too deeply buried under the heart of both films.

M.

But maybe not Les Quatres Cents Coups, huh?

[mamselle]

Ah, non...

Ceci-la n'est pas du tout le meme chose....

M.