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Jeunes de France (1993 Video)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 78 min., 1993 sale: £45.00 (+VAT)

Six documentary-style films centring on young people with hobbies and careers, designed to enable students to gain experience of French culture. The language ranges from the simpler vocabulary of presenting...

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French Way, The (1972)

Director

Michael Croucher

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £14.99

In the early 1970s, Michael Croucher, a documentary filmmaker for the BBC, journeyed through the French countryside, filming the everyday ways of its people and village life in such places as Perigord and...

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Cine-Minis: Short French Films for Language Learning and Literacy (2010)

Subject

French studies; Languages

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £54.50

A DVD compilation with 12 short films for age 7+ and 11+ and teaching guidelines, supported by online resources. Intended for Key Stage 2 or 3 but could be used by older students. Extending the potential of...

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Our kind of town (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

This edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates life in the city of Paris and how it compares to life in London- revised edition. Speaks to former jazz drummer, Francois...

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Sciences ‡ L’Épreuve, Les (1997 Audio, Video)

aka: Science and Technology in France

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS col. 2 audiocassettes, 2001 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Part of a course consisting of 3 broadcasts and 7 study packs, all relating to different aspects of contemporary France. Each study pack consists of a videocassette, 2 audiocassettes, a transcript booklet, a...

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Joli Mai, Le

aka: Joli Mai, Le: Version Restaurée 2013

Director

Chris Marker; Pierre Lhomme

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 207 minutes), 24.99 Euros

1963 documentary by Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme. Marker (who is unseen in the film) asked people on the streets of Paris questions about their personal lives, as well as questions relating to the social...

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Manuscripts of Timbuktu, The (2012)

Director

Zola Maseko

Producer

David Max Brown

Subject

Anthropology; Arabic studies; Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 52 minutes), $195.00

A film on how the legendary Timbuktu became one of the world’s leading scholarly and trading centres during the 12 - 15th centuries. It dispels the myth that Africa had no science or written culture before...

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Claude Levi-Strauss in His Own Words (2009)

aka: Claude Levi-Strauss Par Lui-Même

Director

Pierre-André Boutang; Annie Chevallay

Subject

Anthropology; French studies; Social sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 93 minutes), $39.95

This French television documentary recounts the extraordinary career of the father of structural anthropology, Claude Lévi-Strauss, whose theories not only influenced that field, but also linguistics,...

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Espaces: Stepping Up Your French (1996 Video)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, 3 audiocassettes, 2001 sale: £91.77 (+VAT +p&p)

Part of a course consisting of eight themes, each covered by a video programme including a specially made documentary, an extract from French television and a drama that links the theme to language teaching....

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Perspectives: French in Perspective (Audio, Video)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min. 3 audiocassettes, 2001 sale: £91.77 (+VAT +p&p)

Part of a course consisting of eight themes, each covered by a video programme including a specially made documentary, an extract from French television and a drama that links the theme to language teaching....

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