Those of you who have seen Slumdog Millionaire [1] recently may have caught a preview for the French film that received the Palm D'or at last year's Cannes Film Festival [2]: The Class [3].

The movie is based on an autobiographical novel by François Bégaudeau (who actually stars as the character based on himself, François Marin) and follows his experience as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris. Story aside, the movie looks gorgeous and is getting rave reviews from film critics across the board [4]. I especially like this review [5], which describes the movie as "an unsentimental slice-of-life story, shot on digital film with a cast of unglamorous unknowns."

I can't wait to see this when it opens Feb. 6. To watch the trailer, just .