Film

The Competition

2017 · 1h 59m · Documentary

Being good is never enough

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

69

An all-access tour behind the scenes at France’s premiere film school, La Fémis. Showing us how successful candidates get to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Louis Malle, François Ozon and Alain Resnais, all of whom attended this prestigious institution. Stumbling over their words, the often-nervous candidates seem vulnerable when confronted with the veterans of the industry, who have the difficult task of discovering true talent among all these eager young people.

Alain Bergala

Self

Xanaë Bove

Self

Emmanuel Chaumet

Self

Claire Childeric

Self

Michaël Dacheux

Self

Joël Danet

Self

Émilie Deleuze

Self

Marie-Christine Desandré

Self

Christel Dewynter

Self

Olivier Ducastel

Self

Jacques Déniel

Self

Sophie Fillières

Self

Pascale Granel

Self

Cyril Holtz

Self

Jacques Kermabon

Self

Laetitia Masson

Self

• Claire SimonDirector · Screenplay
• Arnaud DommercProducer
• Luc ForveilleEditor

IDFA 2016 | Trailer | The Graduation

Release date

February 8, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Documentary

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