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The Class
A rounded and revealing portrait of a French teacher in a multiracial Parisian school and the challenges he faces in the classroom.
Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)
An innovative romantic coming-of-age tale set in a tough ghetto area outside Paris populated mainly by Muslim kids from North Africa.
Strong Shoulders
Reveals the dangers of obsession in the life of a female teenage runner who only wants to win and will do anything to do so.
Pornography
Shows that neither romance, fantasy, liquor, art, or gardening can keep the soul-shattering spin-offs of war and destruction at bay.
Girls Can't Swim
A stormy French adolescent drama about friendship, family, and sexual politics.
The Slingshot
Vividly portrays the amazing resiliency of a Swedish adolescent who valiantly tries to keep his soul alive in adverse conditions.
Creating Rituals
Jim Clarke on welcoming a baby to its new home as a meaningful ritual.
Living into Community
Christine Pohl on the strange problem of entitlement.
Opening the Doors of Wonder
A fascinating overview of religious rites of passage among Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims.
Branded
An edifying and frightening overview of the immense impact of corporations and advertising agencies on the minds, bodies, and souls of today's young people.