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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 9, 2023 20:23:09 GMT
My granddaughter is taking first year French in High School. She asked me for recommendations for French language movies that she could watch to get a sense of French language and French culture.
I would love some age appropriate suggestions from the classic movie smartypants here!! 💕💕
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Post by Pinot Grigio on Jan 9, 2023 21:57:45 GMT
My college French class watched Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 10, 2023 18:49:45 GMT
My college French class watched Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
Oh, yes! I've seen that on TCM. Merci, Pinot Grigio!! 💕💕 Anyone else?🙏 |
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Post by Pinot Grigio on Jan 10, 2023 19:06:12 GMT
Still me, but Jules et Jim is a good one to know. Has history in it too.
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 10, 2023 21:13:40 GMT
Thanks again, Pinot Grigio! Another good suggestion! 💕💕 I wonder if this one is too mature for a High School freshman? 💏 🙈 I'll look into that. Merci!💕💕
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Post by Pinot Grigio on Jan 11, 2023 4:26:41 GMT
Love triangles are a feature of life for a high school freshman. As for morality, you probably know it doesn't end well for them. Trés tragique. But you know best.
I'm sure French-language family fare exists, but I don't enough about French cinema to name many titles. Maybe the Monsieur Hulot series but I personally never found them entertaining.
I know nothing recent but if she doesn't mind antique cinema, there's always the fanciful La Belle et La Béte from Cocteau, and the historical Les Enfants du Paradis, staples of French culture.
Bonne chance.
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 11, 2023 12:36:37 GMT
I have not heard of Les Enfants du Paradis. I look into that one. Oh, yes! La Belle at La Bete is a wonderful suggestion. Merci, Pinot Grigio! 💕💕
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 15, 2023 23:53:15 GMT
Bonjour, Pinot Grigio! I thought I'd post a little update. I had my granddaughter for the long weekend, no school Monday. In preparation, I got two French movies from my local library. La Belle et La Bete, your wonderful suggestion, and something called L'Argent de Poche (Small Change). The second one is by Truffaut and follows a group of children through their life at school and home in a small town. Delightful! (There was brief nudity, a dirty joke, and talk of, well, we made it through those quick scenes.🙈) I even discovered a local bakery that sells fresh croissants.
Merci encore!💕💕
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Post by vannorden on Jan 15, 2023 23:55:19 GMT
If your granddaughter is learning French, she might like a made-for-TV color musical called Anna (1967). It stars Godard's former muse, the adorable Anna Karina, as a manic pixie dreamgirl working at a Parisian ad agency. Not only is it fun and easy to follow, but the colors and styles are eye-popping, and all the numbers are by Serge Gainsbourg, the master of French Pop. What better way to learn French than singing to the infectious pop of "the cabbage head man?"
Going back to the dawn of talkies, she might enjoy three musicals (talkie operettas) by Rene Clair: Sous les toits de Paris (1930), Le Million (1931), and À nous la liberté (1931). These seminal works offer a nostalgic view of French life and insight into working-class Paris. If you think that might be too "old," check out some of Eric Rohmer's films, such as Pauline at the Beach (1983), Full Moon in Paris (1984), and A Summer's Tale (1996).
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 16, 2023 0:06:19 GMT
If your granddaughter is learning French, she might like a made-for-TV color musical called Anna (1967). It stars Godard's former muse, the adorable Anna Karina, as a manic pixie dreamgirl working at a Parisian ad agency. Not only is it fun and easy to follow, but the colors and styles are eye-popping, and all the numbers are by Serge Gainsbourg, the master of French Pop. What better way to learn French than singing to the infectious pop of "the cabbage head man?"
Going back to the dawn of talkies, she might enjoy three musicals (talkie operettas) by Rene Clair: Sous les toits de Paris (1930), Le Million (1931), and À nous la liberté (1931). These seminal works offer a nostalgic view of French life and insight into working-class Paris. If you think that might be too "old," check out some of Eric Rohmer's films, such as Pauline at the Beach (1983), Full Moon in Paris (1984), and A Summer's Tale (1996). Oh, wonderful! These are all new titles to me. I will do some research and see if we can find these somewhere. Thank you for these suggestions! 💕💕 |
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Post by Pinot Grigio on Jan 16, 2023 0:08:40 GMT
Bonjour, Pinot Grigio! I thought I'd post a little update. I had my granddaughter for the long weekend, no school Monday. In preparation, I got two French movies from my local library. La Belle et La Bete, your wonderful suggestion, and something called L'Argent de Poche (Small Change). The second one is by Truffaut and follows a group of children through their life at school and home in a small town. Delightful! (There was brief nudity, a dirty joke, and talk of, well, we made it through those quick scenes.🙈) I even discovered a local bakery that sells fresh croissants. Merci encore!💕💕
Glad you had some fun. My grands visited this weekend too but all we did was video games. We're such philistines here. |
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Post by Pinot Noir on Jan 16, 2023 1:32:07 GMT
Truffaut. Buen sûr! How could I not have thought of him?
Glad you had some fun. My grands visited this weekend too but all we did was video games. We're such philistines here. Ha! I love it! Well, this was an exception to our normal visit. When all the kiddos are over, it's definitely video games. I'm not bad at the driving games! |
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