Oscar and the Lady in Pink (Oscar et la dame rose)
Directed by: Eric-Emmanuel SchmittCast list: Michèle Laroque, Amir, Amira Casar, Mylène Demongeot, Max Von Sydow, Constance Dollé, Jérôme Kircher
Country: France, Belgium, Canada
Year: 2009
Genres: Drama /
Runtime: 105 min.
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Based on the novel by Albin Michel "Oscar and the Lady in Pink". 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. As Christmas approaches, Rose uses her fantastical experiences as a professional wrestler, her imagination, wit and charm to allow Oscar to live life and love to the full, in the company of his friends Pop Corn, Einstein, Bacon and childhood sweetheart Peggy Blue.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA##Upper Primary school##COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##
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 /
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