---
title: 'The School of Flesh (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Benoît Jacquot'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Luxembourg'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-school-of-flesh-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157208/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The School of Flesh (1998)

1998 · 105 min · Drama · France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Original title: L'École de la chair

## Synopsis

The School of Flesh is a 1998 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, based on the 1963 novel Nikutai no gakkō by Yukio Mishima. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Benoît Jacquot](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-jacquot)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Fieschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-fieschi)
- **Producer:** [Fabienne Vonier](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabienne-vonier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Caroline Champetier](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-champetier)
- **Editor:** [Luc Barnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-barnier)

## Cast

- [Jean-Claude Dauphin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-dauphin)
- [Michelle Goddet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-goddet)
- [Danièle Dubroux](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-dubroux)
- [François Vincentelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-vincentelli)
- [Richard Schroeder](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schroeder)
- [Jean-Louis Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-richard)
- [Nicolas Pignon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-pignon)
- [Lyes Salem](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyes-salem)
- [Marthe Keller](https://cinepixo.com/people/marthe-keller)
- [François Berléand](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-berleand)
- [Alain Figlarz](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-figlarz)
- [Bernard Le Coq](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-le-coq)
- [Roxane Mesquida](https://cinepixo.com/people/roxane-mesquida)
- [Isabelle Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-huppert)
- [Vincent Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-martinez)

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