Το σχολείο, η ιστορία του και ο κινηματογράφος

Abstract

This article refers to the concern developed, mainly after 1970, amongst academics in relation to the question as to whether the cinema can be considered as a valuable historical document or simply a form of art or/and leisure. The article studies Greek and international films, fictions and documentaries which focus on the school and the role of the teacher either as a positive or a negative model role (e.g. «Zero for conduct», «Blackboard jungle», «The 400 Blows», «La mala educación», «The chorus»). The films are not the only source on the history of schools, but they constitute very interesting and complementary material, since they record in a synthetic but at the same time precise way complex situations, while representing versions of school life which written sources cannot transcribe.