We look at lots of films in our French lessons – either French-made films or English-language films which we can get hold of with a French soundtrack and English subtitles.
On this page you will find lots of links and resources to help you to understand those films.
General resources
Allociné – everything about everything to do with French cinema.
French Nouvelle Vague – about this film movement
Entre les murs – la Classe
- IMDB listing & information for the film
- Film Education – lots of information and ideas to help you to look at this film.
- Wikipedia entry (in French) for the film.
- TV5 resources about the film
- TV5 film clips for Entre les Murs
- TV5 fiche pédagogique – Entre les Murs
- Entre Les Murs film resource – from Tyneside cinema
- Entre les Murs – Resource in English to use whilst watching the film (from TES)
- Atelier – Entre les Murs – ppt for teachers about the film.
- Entre les murs – avant de regarder – a pre-watching resource – a composite I’ve made from lots of others.
Les choristes
If you get to the end of key stage 3 and haven’t seen this film, you need to improve your attendance! French teachers (especially this one) like this film!
IMDB listing and information for the film.- Wikipedia listing (in French) for the film
- Les Choristes Film Education resource – lots of information and ideas for the film – English language resource
- Les Choristes Film education resource – french – information and ideas – French language resource
- NGfL resource – lots of exercises and language work
- Fiche Cinéma – Les Choristes
Les Triplettes de Belleville
- Les Triplettes de Belleville – film resource workbook.
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
- GCSE Ratatouille film resource workbook 2014 version – it’s not a French film, I know, but it is set in France, so it’s nearly there! Updated for the latest version that we’re using in class.
- Ratatouille – master presentation 2014 – this is the presentation that goes with the workbook: slide numbers are in the workbook.
La Haine
This is a phenomenal film, but one you are unlikely (with us at least) to see unless you study A level French.
- Bande-annonce – La Haine – film trailer
- Wikipedia entry – in French
- Comme au Cinéma – film information
- La Haine – Film Education Resource in English.
- La Haine Français – Film Education Resource in French
- La Haine – Cornerhouse Study Guide – Resource in French
Le Grand Voyage
Completely overlooked film on the A level specification. We look at this film in year 10 when we are studying the theme of Voyages et Vacances
- Le grand voyage – film resource – put together from various resources.
- paragraph starters for group writing
Madame Thomas French 
Thank you so much for the Ratatouille Resource. My students are going to love this unit. I plan to move into a “Master Chef” unit after this.
What an excellent Ratatouille resource! My students watched the film in French (it’s available on DVD in English AND French if you buy it in Canada). Thank you so much!