Film Season in Catalonia. Current Academic Year
Ernest and Celestine
Dir.: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
Celestine, an apprentice mouse dentist, finds common cause with Ernest, a poor street Bear musician, that gets them rejected from both their respective worlds.
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) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Literature /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
Ballerina
Dir.: Éric Warin, Éric Summer
elicie is a young orphan from Brittany with only one passion: dance. With her best friend Victor, who wants to become a great inventor, they devise a madcap plan to escape the orphanage for Paris.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Music and History of the Music / Performing arts, Music and Dance / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / women (and/or violence against women) / children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Dir.: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Adaptation of the homonymous book written by Bernard Waber. Hector, a failed magician, finds a singing crocodile called Lyle that he's sure will lead him to success.
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) / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
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 /
Belle & Sebastian
Dir.: Nicolas Vanier
In 1943, in the French Alps, Sébastien lives in a small village with his grandfather César, who is a shepherd, and his aunt Angélina, who is a baker.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: French version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / death and grief / politics, political systems /
The Finishers
Dir.: Nils Tavernier
Julien dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: French version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Physical education (PE) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / medicine, health / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / sports /
Ride Like a Girl
Dir.: Rachel Griffiths
The true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup - horse-racing's toughest two-mile race.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Physical education (PE) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / adolescence, youth / animal world and pets / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / sports /
This Crazy Heart
Dir.: Marc Rothemund
Funny, tender and exciting story. The biographical novel by the Germans Daniel Meyer and Lars Armend, inspires this film.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: German version subtitled 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: Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / German Language /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / medicine, health / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Angels’ Share
Dir.: Ken Loach
While serving a community service order, Robbie meets Rhino, Albert and Mo who, like him, find it impossible to find work because of their criminal records. Little did Robbie imagine how turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
The Conductor
Dir.: Maria Peters
New York, 1926: Passionate and ambitious, young Antonia Brico dreams of becoming a conductor.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Music and History of the Music / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /