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Shrek
Dir.: Andrew Adamson
Shrek is a big green ogre who lives alone in the woods. When Lord Farquaad, the ruler of Duloc, exiles all the fairy-tale beings to the woods, Shrek sets out to find Lord Farquaad and convince him to take the fairy-tale beings back where they belong.
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: English language / Art and Design /
Topics: film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Silver Linings Playbook
Dir.: David O. Russell
After spending eight months in a mental health institution, Pat returns to his parents' home decided to do everything to get his ex-wife.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in English with Spanish subtitles
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) / Literature / Contemporary world /
Topics: medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Dir.: Danny Boyle
Based on a novel by Vikas Swarup. Jamal Malik, an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on a quiz 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: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / History / Basque language /
Topics: children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / journalism, mass media, advertising / human rights /
Snow White
Dir.: Pablo Berger
Very loose adaptation of the tale by the Brothers Grimm, set in the 1920s in southern Spain. Carmen, a beautiful young woman with a childhood tormented by his terrible stepmother, starts an exciting journey accompanied by a troupe of dwarfs bullfighters.
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,Higher Education,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Literature / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / death and grief / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Snowflake, the White Gorilla
Dir.: Andrés G. Schaer
Snowflake is special; he's the only white gorilla in the world and the zoo's main attraction. Children love him, but the other gorillas don't see what's so charming about this weirdo being the center of attention.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,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 / animal world and pets /
Somers Town
Dir.: Shane Meadows
Two teenagers forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town. Tomo surreptitiously moves into Marek's bedroom - but it's only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on.
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) / Contemporary world /
Topics: natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / family, family relationships /
Son of Cain
Dir.: Jesús Monllaó Plana
Nico is a quirky teenager with an exceptional intelligence and a unique hobby: chess. Carlos and Coral, worried about the strange behaviour of his son, decide to hire a child psychologist.
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 / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world /
Topics: adolescence, youth / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships /
Spellbound
Dir.: Jeff Blitz
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship in Washington D.C. The competitors not only work hard to get to the finals but face tremendous pressure.
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: English language / Form class (Pastoral care) /
Topics: cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
Spread Your Wings
Dir.: Nicolas Vanier
Christian and his son will draw closer together around a crazy project: to a save an endangered species, thanks to the Christian's microlight. So begins and incredible and perilous journey.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original French version subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,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 / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Biology and Geology / Computer. Internet. New technologies / Earth Sciences /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
Stowaways on the Ark
Dir.: Wolfgang Urchs
The Flood has been announced and Noah fills the Ark with animals from all around the world, among these are some curious stowaways: the worms from the wood with which the ship was built.
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) / Religion /
Topics: animal world and pets / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology /
Suffragette
Dir.: Sarah Gavron
A drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in English subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / 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. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /
Super 8
Dir.: J.J. Abrams
In the summer of 1979, six friends spend their time making a zombie movie with an 8mm camera in a small Ohio town. While filming at the local railway depot, they witness a catastrophic train crash and soon suspect that it was not an accident.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: adolescence, youth /
