Film extracts with text - Archive 4
| Level | Description | |
| 1.5 |
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Gérard Depardieu in Tous les matins du monde. This extract illustrates how content can throw you, even if the speech is slow and clear. Towards the end there is a section where I do not properly follow the sense - and the result is that some words are not understood. |
| 2.0 |
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Le froussard héroique. Here is Malcolm McDowell in Royal Flash, the unacceptable face of English heroism and thus no doubt richly appreciated by our French cousins. |
| 3.0 |
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C'est la vie camarade. French comedy, and here is a modestly paced discussion which is not too difficult |
| 4.0 |
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Frost - Nixon. I was greatly impressed by this film which recreates the famous interview. This is the moment where Nixon (allegedly) phoned Frost just before the last interview on Watergate |
| 5.0 |
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Paris brûle-t-il. Celebrated war movie which demonstrates how the Americans and General De Gaulle liberated Paris. But the dialogue is clear. |
| 6.0 |
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A sketch from Un gars et une fille, the long-running France 4 comedy series with the excellent Jean Dujardin. Young couple, relaxed dialogue. Not too difficult, very funny. |
| 7.0 |
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A classic comedy La vie est un long fleuve tranquille. French comedy tends to be good humoured fun : there are not many that show this level of dark humour. |
| 8.0 |
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Hors de prix Excellent comedy with a very dishy Audrey Tautou. She uses a very intimate, familiar type of delivery that makes it quite hard to follow |
| 9.0 |
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Cuisine américaine. Very fast delivery, and a real; test for the ear |
| 10.0 |
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Not a film, but an extract from the long-running French soap, Plus Belle La Vie. I see they've acquired a real villain who is the local bank manager, the main theme is a scandal of environmental pollution, and we're being impressed with the importance of passing your Bac. All life is there... |