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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 /
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 /
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 /
Swing Vote
Dir.: Joshua Michael Stern
New Mexico November, 2004. Bud Johnson is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his twelve-year-old daughter, Molly. On Election Day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place, where she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dad's.
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,,
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: education in human values / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / politics, political systems /
The 4th Floor
Dir.: Antonio Mercero
A group of teenagers live together in a hospital fighting against the cancer they are suffering. Aware of their disease, they face life eagerly and with a great sense of humour.
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: Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: adolescence, youth / medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / death and grief /
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Dir.: Stephen Sommers
The film is an adaptation from the novel by Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a runaway slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglčs subtitulada en castellŕ
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: education in human values / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Dir.: Steven Spielberg
Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound at a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / journalism, mass media, advertising / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Blue Arrow
Dir.: Enzo D’Alň
Based on a tale by Gianni Rodari. When Santa's helper Granny Rose falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Mr. Grimm to help deliver all the toys. What no one but the toys knows is that Mr. Grimm plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Spanish language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Dir.: Mark Herman
The film is based on the novel by John Boyne. Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany. But the family relocates to the countryside where his SS Commandant father is assigned to take command a prison camp.
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,,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
Dir.: Jannik Hastrup
To heal the sorrow of his mate after the death of their bear child, a male polar bear steals a newborn child from a nearby man and woman. The boy faces the choice between becoming a boy again or learning how to be a bear on his own.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Basque language /
Topics: children, children’s rights / ecology, environment, sustainability / human geography / animal world and pets / family, family relationships / death and grief / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Brothers Grimm
Dir.: Terry Gilliam
In 1811, in a French occupied Germany, the crooks Brothers Grimm pretend to fight against evil witches and monsters to make money. They are arrested by General Delatombe who offers them a chance to redeem themselves in the village of Marbaden, where ten young girls have vanished.
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: Catalan language and literature / Spanish language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Literature /
Topics: film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Chorus
Dir.: Christophe Barratier
Fond de l'Etang is a boarding school for troubled boys located in the French countryside. In the mid-twentieth century, it is run by the principal M. Rachin, a strict disciplinarian. But a new supervisor, M. Clément Mathieu, arrives to the school.
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: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Music and History of the Music /
Topics: children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
