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Seeking Asylum is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Marco Ferreri with Roberto Benigni
Seeking Asylum (1979)
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Add to a movie listSeeking Asylum (Italian: Chiedo asilo) is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.
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Roberto (Roberto Benigni) n’est pas un instituteur ordinaire. De son physique, c’est une sorte de « Pierrot lunaire » ; il est plutôt idéaliste et va s’occuper d’une classe de maternelle à Corticella, dans la banlieue de Bologne, de façon assez originale et révolutionnaire. D’abord, il est le premier homme à prendre service dans l'école de Corticella, s'agissant d'une profession traditionnellement réservée aux femmes. Ensuite, il est convaincu de la nécessité de transformer la pédagogie traditionnelle et va s’y employer avec les petits de la classe maternelle dont il a la charge. Avec l’aide de Luca (Luca Levi), un handicapé, il se livre à des expériences pédagogiques dont il attend la preuve que, ni l’école ni la société, ne sont conçues pour l’épanouissement des enfants. Par exemple, il emmène un jour ses élèves à l’usine où travaillent leurs papas : les bambins bouleversent la mécanique bien huilée mise en place par les adultes. Et pour garder intacte leur spontanéité de jeunes êtres encore instinctifs, il préfère les mettre en rapport avec les animaux : il introduit un âne dans la classe.Actors
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