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Mr. Bachmann and His Class

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MR. BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS is an intimate documentary portraying the bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in.
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While offering an absorbing glimpse of one teacher's unconventional yet effective methods, Mr. Bachmann and His Class pays stirring tribute to educators everywhere.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 12/12/2022
4/5
This is not just a celebration of one man, but of all teachers who go above and beyond for the children in their care. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 12/09/2022
4/5
Stirring, unsentimental and an immersive pleasure from end to end. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Financial Times 12/08/2022
4/5
Maria Speth’s immersive technique is rewarding in its own right, carving out a space for intimacy between teacher, students, film-maker and viewers that’s respectful, remarkable and rewarding. Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies 02/16/2023
3.5/5
Humble, didactic and humane, this German documentary about a veteran teacher and his ‘foreign’ students was able to captivate, even if it draws out with more than three and a half hours of footage. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 12/20/2022
4/5
Absorbing and fascinating: one of the best recent documentaries about education. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Christopher Machell CineVue 12/12/2022
4/5
At almost four hours in length, Mr. Bachmann and His Class is long, but its enormous characters and emotions more than fill the space, headed by an astonishingly charismatic and inspiring teacher in Dieter Bachmann. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Maria Speth

Director

Dieter Bachmann

Actor

Maria Speth

Writer

Reinhold Vorschneider

Writer

Maria Speth

Producer

Reinhold Vorschneider

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Mr. Bachmann and His Class

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Synopsis MR. BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS is an intimate documentary portraying the bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in.
Director
Maria Speth
Producer
Maria Speth
Screenwriter
Maria Speth, Reinhold Vorschneider, Maria Speth, Reinhold Vorschneider
Production Co
Madonnen Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 20, 2022
Runtime
3h 37m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)