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Mood:
- BitingCynicalAtmosphericDisturbingStylized
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Plot:
- Mischievous ChildrenAgainst the RulesComing of AgePrankTeachers and StudentsBoarding School LifeRebellionYouth more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignExperimental
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Time/Period:
- 30s
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Place:
- EuropeFranceSchoolBoarding School
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Humor:
- SatireIrreverent Humor
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Style:
- Surreal
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Based on:
- Biography
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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Zero for Conduct, 1933
French
France
Profile of Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct can be described as biting, cynical, and disturbing. The plot revolves around boarding school life, pranks, and going against the rules. Its comic aspect comes from satire and irreverent humor. Zero for Conduct's main genres are drama and foreign. In terms of style, it is experimental and is surreal. In approach, it is realistic. Zero for Conduct is located in France. It takes place in the 1930s. Visually, it is black and white. Zero for Conduct is drawn from a biography. The short film has received attention for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Zero for Conduct
In Jean Vigo's satirical, anarchic film, Zero for Conduct, a troublesome trio of French boarding school students returns after summer vacation to the unbearable oppression of one "fish faced" teacher. Repeatedly receiving "zero for conduct" as a grade and getting punished on Sunday due to their mischievous ways, the trio hatches a plot to escape. The headmaster, however, has a student spy who may upset their plans for liberation. Banned by French censors for 12 years, Vigo's film is a funny, avant-garde champion of freedom from authority.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 21 June 1947 |
| Runtime: | 41 min |
