In her latest doc, which premiered at Cannes, the French director observes the daily life of a primary school in a suburb of Paris. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic As in her previous films, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like her fellow documentarian Frederick Wiseman, Claire Simon is drawn to institutions, and the human flow that keeps them running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From the opening moments of Elementary (Apprendre), Claire Simon establishes a quiet respect for her primary-school-aged subjects.