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On the Road
Dir.: Walter Salles
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,,,,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: adolescence, youth / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / human relations, psychology, sociology / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / books and writing /
On the Way to School
Dir.: Pascal Plisson
Jackson, the Kenyan ; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan ; Samuel, the Indian.... They are four children who live light years away from each other but have a common point: they have to cover tremendously long distances to reach their school.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version with subtitles in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights /
ONCE
Dir.: John Carney
Glen is a Dublin songwriter, Marketa is a Czech girl who plays the piano when she gets a chance. They meet and get to know each other as she helps Glen to put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Music and History of the Music /
Topics: education in human values / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology /
One day
Dir.: Lone Scherfig
Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their university graduation. Emma is a girl of principles who dreams of being a writer and help improve the world. Dexter is a wealthy playboy who dreams of making the world his game room and ends up working at a trash TV show.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language /
Topics: world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / journalism, mass media, advertising / books and writing /
OSAMA
Dir.: Siddiq Barmak
The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan. It is a repressive regime especially for women, who, among other things, are not allowed to work. This situation is especially difficult for one family consisting solely of three women.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
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) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / anthropology, ethnography / human relations, psychology, sociology / politics, political systems /
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Dir.: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Listening in to a conversation between his doctor and parents, 10-year-old Oscar learns what nobody has the courage to tell him. He only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to speak to anyone except straight-talking Rose, the lady in pink he meets on the hospital stairs.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Religion / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / death and grief / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Our Children
Dir.: Joachim Lafosse
Mounir and Murielle fall in love and have children. They accept to give up their autonomy by agreeing to live with Mounir's well off adoptive father. But Murielle feels more and more stifled...
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 / Religion / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / death and grief /
Oz, the Great and Powerful
Dir.: Sam Raimi
Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / Art and Design / Design and Technology / Literature / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: education in human values / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Paddington
Dir.: Paul King
A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in English with Spanish subtitles
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights /
Paper Planes
Dir.: Robert Connolly
An introduction at the school to the world of paper planes will encourage 11-year-old Dylan Weber to take part at a championship in Sydney. Dylan lives with his father who has resigned from his job because of his wife's death some months ago.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Design and Technology / Contemporary world / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Dir.: Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist
Pelé is a national hero who carried the hopes and dreams of his country on his back. But before he was an icon, Pelé was a kid from the slums of São Paulo, Brazil, so poor that he couldn't afford a real soccer ball.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
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) / Physical education (PE) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / sports /
Pellet
Dir.: Achero Mańas
Pellet is a 12 year old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. But the arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude.
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,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
