Mr. Bachmann and His Class
MUBI | Release Date (Streaming): February 20, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
89
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesA.O. ScottFeb 24, 2022
This isn’t a heroic-teacher drama about idealism in the face of adversity. It’s an acknowledgment of the hard work of learning, and the magic of simple decency. Read full review
100
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneMar 5, 2021
The documentary exists within the very restricted pantheon of films that successfully reap the cinematic potential of pedagogy. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMar 11, 2021
One of the most effortlessly absorbing and deeply encouraging nonfiction films of recent memory. Read full review
90
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyMar 5, 2021
Maria Speth’s study of a veteran teacher and his early teens students lasts three and a half hours, but not a moment is wasted. Anyone who teaches, or has ever been taught, will find something to relish in this serious-minded but quietly celebratory film. just as Bachmann puts the students at ease, the film-makers have managed to do the same – unintrusively catching the pupils’ episodes of vulnerability, or certain telling moments, as when two of them exchange flirtatious taunts. Read full review
83
The Film StageRory O'ConnorMar 16, 2021
There are plenty of laughs but also, of course, moments to trouble the tear-ducts. Read full review
83
IndieWireChristian BlauveltMar 5, 2021
This is one of the most hopeful movies you’re likely to see anytime soon. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDec 19, 2022
It’s an investment in time, certainly, but this profound and hopeful picture justifies every second of its three hours and 38 minute running time. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellDec 19, 2022
At almost four hours in length, Mr. Bachmann and His Class is long, but its enormous characters and emotions more than fill the space, headed by an astonishingly charismatic and inspiring teacher in Dieter Bachmann. Read full review
80
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsDec 10, 2022
A few behind-the-scenes moments during weekends and holidays depict a more personal side to the otherwise-enigmatic Bachmann, but the picture that Speth paints of him is as someone who is casually fixated with this occupation – that the process of teaching is seeped into his very being and consumes his thoughts. Read full review
80
VarietyJessica KiangMar 5, 2021
[A] lengthy but absorbing and illuminating documentary. Read full review
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