Berlin: At nearly four hours, this intimate portrait of a classroom for immigrant children in Germany is a profound statement about multiculturalism. In “Mr. Bachmann and His Class,” one classroom ...

Maria Speth’s doc follows the fortunes of a small-town class of immigrant children under the kindly tutelage of their German teacher Films like Maria Speth’s documentary get short shrift at film ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Are you a parent of school-age children wondering if you should give their teacher a present for the holidays? Well then, ...

Mr. Bachmann And His Class explores the close bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the ...

However long ago your school days, you can still name your favorite teacher. (Thanks for everything, Dr Sharkey.) Maria Speth’s affectionate and inspiring portrait of an affectionate and inspiring man ...

As the world changes, and as society evolves, so must teaching, and so must teachers. But how, exactly, and where is there an example of a teacher that can best educate (and handle) youngsters as they ...

Maria Speth’s enthralling documentary spends a year in the classroom of an unconventional teacher in a German industrial town. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

The Berlinale award-winning documentary „Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse“ (Mr. Bachmann and His Class) illustrates the relationship between a teacher and the students of his 6th grade class in Hesse.