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Films are a great way to improve your English. Going to the cinema is ok, but hiring DVDs is even better, because then you are in control. If you're not sure how to best use films to improve your English, read these tips.
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Film of the Month
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Written by Lynne
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Saturday, 01 September 2007 00:00 |
My Left Foot
 
The true tale of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who can only move his left foot. Adapted from the book of the same name it won two Academy Awards and in 2005 it was voted the second-best Irish movie of all time.
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Film of the Month
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Written by Lynne
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Wednesday, 01 August 2007 00:00 |
Amazing Grace
The true tale of the 18th-century British politician William Wilberforce and his fight to end slavery in the British Empire. Though as a young man Wilberforce is torn between politics and the church, he is inspired to action by John Newton, a penitent monk who is haunted by his past as a slave-ship captain. Wilberforce, aided by a small band of radical thinkers and unlikely supporters, he annually presents a bill for abolition to Parliament. When the war with France generates a patriotism in the people that makes opposition to slavery seem seditious, Wilberforce becomes disillusioned, and he retires to his cousin's house, physically ill and emotionally destroyed by his perceived failure, he meets the beautiful and righteous Barbara Spooner, and gains new determination to pursue his dream of abolition.
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Film of the Month
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Written by Lynne
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 00:00 |
Becoming Jane
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen. Set in the early life of of one of my favourite authors, it portrays a love story between Jane and Tom Lefroy (The real Mr Darcy?) but this was only a possible flirtation, as no one knows if it really happened. Still it makes for a pretty film and tries to explain some of the problems she faced as a female writer and the complexities of her character.
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Film of the Month
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Written by Lynne
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Friday, 01 June 2007 00:00 |
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal, nominated for an Academy Award, was adapted from the 2003 novel Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller. It tells the story of a pottery teacher, Sheba Hart, who enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in her personal and professional life. The affair exposes her to blackmail from a fellow teacher, not for money, but for friendship. But things go from bad to worse and two people become trapped in a situation that has been created by two bad things that they have both done solely out of their own loneliness and weakness.
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Film of the Month
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Written by Lynne
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 00:00 |
Mr Bean's Holiday
He may be annoying, but he's back! Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love, among other things.
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