Some of our Year 7 linguists took a trip to the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle for a French film study day.  The movie was the animated tale ‘Ma Vie de Courgette’ which is the story of a young boy taken into care after the death of his mother.

  “I really enjoyed the experience of seeing a French movie at the cinema.  Although the storyline was fairly predictable, it was unexpectedly funny in parts.  All of the characters had similar backgrounds but my favourite was Simon – at the beginning he was quite mean and distant, but by the end he was kind and sensitive.”  Eva

“The film definitely tested my French.  We did a variety of activities before and after the film to help increase our vocabulary and understanding of the plot – my favourite new word is ‘nuages’ which means clouds.  It is the first French film I have ever seen!”  Ben

“The film had a lot of charm and although the humour was few and far between, there were a few laughs to be had.  I was thankful for the English subtitles as some of the dialogue was very challenging.”  Ethan

“I liked how the movie showed us the real life struggles many children face in their lives.  My favourite character was Camille as she was brave and strong willed.  It was a great opportunity to see a film in a foreign language as it is not something I would normally do, and would definitely be keen to see another.”  Freya