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Now You See Me
Dir.: Louis Leterrier
The film follows an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists.
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 (Sixth Form College) / Design and Technology / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / human relations, psychology, sociology /
Oceans
Dir.: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
The film dives into the depths of the seas and explores the unknown face of the Earth, from tropical lagoons and polar icebergs to the unexplored depths where sunlight does not reach.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / French / Biology and Geology /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets /
October Sky
Dir.: Joe Johnston
Based on fact, this is the story of a teenager named Homer Hickam. He is a high school student growing up in a company mining town. There are few prospects for young men like Homer and most follow their father's footsteps. Homer dreams of launching a rocket into space.
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,,,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Design and Technology / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: adolescence, youth / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Of Gods and Men
Dir.: Xavier Beauvois
The film is based on the story of a French monk community that lived in Tibhirine, Algeria, from 1993 to its kidnap by an islamist terrorist group in 1996.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Religion / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / politics, political systems /
Oink
Dir.: Mascha Halberstad
When 9-year-old Babs receives a pig named Oink as a present from her grandfather, she convinces her parents to keep it under the condition that Oink follows a puppy training.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan version
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
OLIVER TWIST
Dir.: Roman Polanski
Adaptation from the novel by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist is soon kicked out of the orphanage and thrown into a terrible home. The bad treatment Oliver receives forces him to run off to London where he meets Fagin. He teaches Oliver to steal.
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,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Literature / History / Basque language /
Topics: natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
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 /
