Below are the French film and literature titles set for the OCR A level starting from September 2016.
All the titles are available to buy from us (order details at the bottom of the page)
LE CORBEAU (PG) 1943 FRANCE HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT £19.99
First French film noir made in German occupied France which ensured a storm of controversy and it was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the left-wing Resistance press and the Catholic Church.
FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING NOTES TO LE CORBEAU
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM NOTES TO LE CORBEAU
GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM NOTES TO LE CORBEAU
LA HAINE (15) 1995 FRANCE KASSOVITZ, MATHIEU DVD - £19.99 BLU RAY - £24.99
Award winning film about a day on a tough Paris housing estate for three teenagers.
The film takes place over 24 hours following the police shooting of a young man from a deprived housing estate, and shows the world through the eyes of three friends –one North African, one Jewish and one black –who are frustrated with politicians, the media and police brutality.
MODERN LANGUAGES STUDY GUIDES: LA HAINE : FILM STUDY GUIDE FOR AS/A-LEVEL FRENCH
Hodder Education ISBN: 9781471889943 2017 - £11.99
STUDY GUIDE FOR STUDENTS OF AS/A2 FRENCH
INTOUCHABLES/UNTOUCHABLE (15) 2011 FRANCE OLIVIER NAKACHE, O/TOLEDANO.E £19.99
Quadriplegic rich aristocrat is cared for by young Senegalese émigré. Despite their very different backgrounds and outlooks on life, the two men quickly form a strong bond, teaching each other important life lessons about acceptance, respect and the true meaning of friendship in the process.
MODERN LANGUAGES STUDY GUIDES: INTOUCHABLES : FILM STUDY GUIDE FOR AS/A-LEVEL FRENCH. PRICE - £11.99
Guide to the scenes, characters and themes in Intouchables (Untouchables), enabling students to understand the historical and social context of the film and give them the critical and language skills needed to write a successful essay.
Author: Helene Beaugy, Paperback, 96 pages, Publisher: Hodder Education, ISBN: 9781510435667, Published: 28 Sep 2018
IRISH FILM INSTITUTE FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY GUIDE
FRENCH LANGUAGE PRESS KIT FOR INTOUCHABLES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS KIT TO INTOUCHABLES
JEAN DE FLORETTE/MANON DES SOURCES (PG) 1986 FRANCE BERRI, CLAUDE £19.99
Award winning filmS based on the Pagnol novel.
FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING NOTES TO JEAN DE FLORETTE – MANON DES SOURCES1
FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING NOTES TO JEAN DE FLORETTE – MANON DES SOURCES
LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS/400 BLOWS (PG) 1959 FRANCE TRUFFAUT, FRANCOIS DVD - £15.99 BLU RAY - £19.99
Francois Truffaut's semi-autobiographical first feature stars Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, an unruly young Parisian whose unhappiness leads him into trouble. Frequently running away from school and home, Antoine spends much of his time playing with his friends on the streets of the city; but events take a more serious turn when the theft of a typewriter lands him in trouble with the police.
FILM GUIDE IN FRENCH WRITTEN BY ALICE MENNESSON
FRENCH CNC GUIDE TO LES 400 COUPS
SANS TOIT NI LOI/VAGABOND (15) 1985 FRANCE VARDA, AGNÈS £15.99
‘Vagabond’ tells the story of the final few weeks of female drifter Mona (Sandrine Bonnaire), who feels incapable of participating in ordinary French society.
FRENCH LANGUAGE FILM NOTES SANS TOIT NI LOI
CAMUS, ALBERT: L'ÉTRANGER
Camus looks at all the events leading up to a man shooting another man dead, as well as exploring the issued of the meaninglessness of life.
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSIONS -
Gallimard ISBN: 9782070360024 - £7.25
Routledge, ISBN: 9780415025867 - £21.99
ENGLISH TRANSLATION - OUTSIDER
Penguin ISBN: 9780141198064 - £7.99
OXFORD LITERATURE COMPANIONS: L'ETRANGER: STUDY GUIDE FOR AS/A LEVEL FRENCH SET TEXT
This guide for L'etranger is ideal for use in the classroom or for independent revision, providing insight into characters, theme and language,with activities in French that prompt a closer analysis of the text.
OUP ISBN: 9780198418344 2017 - £9.50
CÉSAIRE, AIMÉ: UNE SAISON AU CONGO
This play by renowned poet and political activist Aime Cesaire recounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo Republic and an African nationalist hero.
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSIONS -
Editions du Seuil ISBN: 9782020486248 - £8.60
ENGLISH TRANSLATION - A SEASON IN THE CONGO
Seagull Books London Ltd ISBN: 9781905422944 - £12.50
GRIMBERT, PHILIPPE: UN SECRET
Spanning half a century, the multi-layered narrative revolves around a Jewish family torn asunder during the impending German occupation of France during World War II.
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION -
LGF ISBN: 9782253183143 - £8.70
ENGLISH TRANSLATION - SECRET
Portobello Books Ltd ISBN: 9781846270444 - £8.99
DVD - UN SECRET/A SECRET (15) 2007 FRANCE MILLER,CLAUDE - £19.99
GUÈNE, FAIZA: KIFFE KIFFE DEMAIN
The Parisian Paradise estate is where Doria and her mother are fated to spend of the rest of their lives. However Doria set out to prove that there is more to where they live than Rap, Football and religions conflict.
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION -
Librairie generale francaise ISBN: 9782253113751 - £7.90
LABRO, PHILIPPE: LE PETIT GARÇON
A child’s view of living in Vichy France during the war and the wait for liberation.
FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION -
Editions Flammarion ISBN: 9782070385263 £9.25
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