Cultural Observation
Identify and explain at least one French historical/cultural observation that you made from each film: La reine Margot and Indochine. Please number your answers like this: 1. [Observation from La reine Margot:] 1 short paragraph 2. [Observation from Indochine:] 1 short paragraph View keyboard shortcuts p View keyboard shortcuts Accessibility Checker 0 words > Switch to raw html editor Fullscreen Flag this Question Question 2 25 pts Identify a character that represents a minority group in France from each of the following three movies: La haine, Monsieur Ibrahim, and Intouchables. Give the character name and the specific minority group to which the character belongs. Then explain why their lives were or were not more difficult than a member of the majority. Use evidence directly from the films. 1 paragraph for each film Please format your answer like this: 1. La haine: character name: minority group: explanation: 2. Monsieur Ibrahim: character name: minority group: explanation: 3. Intouchables: character name: minority group: explanation: View keyboard shortcuts p View keyboard shortcuts Accessibility Checker 0 words > Switch to raw html editor Fullscreen Flag this Question Question 3 25 pts Would you prefer to be a member of the family from La gloire de mon père, Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au Bon Dieu ?, or Ce qui nous lie? Explain your preference using specific examples from the film(s). 1 paragraph (at least 4 sentences) View keyboard shortcuts p View keyboard shortcuts Accessibility Checker 0 words > Switch to raw html editor Fullscreen Flag this Question Question 4 25 pts Of all the films we watched in class, which film had the greatest impact* on you in terms of learning about French culture? Why? Give many specific examples from the film to support your answer. 1 paragraph (at least 4 sentences) *The film that had the greatest impact on you could be different than your favorite film. For example, many students think that [film name here] is their favorite film because it’s funny, the actors are convincing, it has a happy ending, etc., BUT, [another film name here] had the greatest impact on them because they learned some surprising things about French history and culture that changed their preconceived notions about French people and French culture. [Lots of details about what they learned would follow here.] List of films: La reine Margot [Queen Margot] Indochine [Indochina] La haine [Hate] Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Koran [Mr. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran] Intouchables [The Intouchables] La gloire de mon père [My Father’s Glory] Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au Bon Dieu ? [Serial Bad Weddings] Ce qui nous lie [Back to Burgundy] the film you chose for your Final Project View keyboard shortcuts
