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Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
Dir.: Léa Pool
We are in 1966 and it's time to enjoy the summer holiday. Teenage Élise discovers that the sudden departure of her mother completely disrupts the family. Élise decides to take control of her family, in an eloquent attempt to save them.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en francès subtitulada en castellà
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / human relations, psychology, sociology / journalism, mass media, advertising /
Momo
Dir.: Enzo d’Alò
It is based on the novel by Michael Ende. Momo, a shy and tender girl, makes new friends and finds a house in the ruins of an ancient amphitheatre where they play and dream of sailing.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Art and Design / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / ecology, environment, sustainability / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Dir.: Zach Helm
Molly Mahoney is the manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the awesome toy store owned by Mr. Edward Magorium. He claims that he is two hundred and forty-three years old and his time to go has come.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Mathematics /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / elderly, retirement / books and writing /
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Dir.: Mark Waters
Tom Popper receives an unusual gift: five penguins. When his children and ex-wife arrive to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids fall in love with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science /
Topics: children, children’s rights / animal world and pets / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Much Ado About Nothing
Dir.: Kenneth Branagh
Fine and intelligent adaptation of Shakespeare's play. It tells two simultaneous love stories: one between a young count and a beautiful girl, and another between the cousin of this woman and an official partner of the count.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Literature / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Music of the Heart
Dir.: Wes Craven
The film tells the true story of Roberta Guaspari, a young teacher who fights against the board of education in her bid to teach underprivileged kids in a Harlem school the beauty of music through the violin.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world / Music and History of the Music / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
Mustang
Dir.: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / adolescence, youth / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights /
My Blind Date with Life
Dir.: Marc Rothemund
Saliya Kahawatte is a very meticulous young student who systematically hides his visual blindness in order to fulfill his dream: to work in a luxury hotel in Munich.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: German version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / German Language /
Topics: education in human values / medicine, health / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights /
My Life as a Courgette
Dir.: Claude Barras
After his mother's disappearance, Courgette enters a foster home filled with other orphans his age.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed into Catalan and subtitled in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Spanish language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
My Life in Pink
Dir.: Alain Berliner
Ludovic is a small boy who generally acts like a girl and talks of marrying his neighbor's son. He does not understand why everyone is so surprised about it.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Biology and Geology /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
My Neighbour Totoro
Dir.: Hayao Miyazaki.
Two young girls, 10-year-old Satsuki and her 4-year-old sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / family, family relationships /
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Dir.: Susanna White
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins some lessons.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / animal world and pets / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
