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Screen Corner
P.70
Activity 4
DIFFERENTIATION



Screen Corner





Z: The Beginning of Everything movie poster
Z: The Beginning of Everything, by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin, 2015-2017.

▬ Selection ▬

  • The Roaring Twenties, movie by Raoul Walsh, 1939.
  • Some Like It Hot, movie by Billy Wilder, 1959.
  • Bugsy Malone, movie by Alan Parker, 1976.
  • The Untouchables, movie by Brian De Palma, 1987.
  • Boardwalk Empire, TV series by Terrence Winter, 2010-present.
  • The Artist, movie by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011.
  • The Great Gatsby, movie by Baz Luhrmann, 2013.
  • Z: The Beginning of Everything, TV series by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin, 2015-2017.
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You are in charge of one item from the selection.

1
a. Search online for information about it and watch the trailer. Be ready to present it.


b. What characteristics of the Roaring Twenties can you identify? Extravagance, flappers, gangsters, prohibition…


2
a. How are the characters depicted?


b. Does the soundtrack reinforce the mood of the 1920s?


Useful vocabulary: This film was released in… It depicts / represents life in… It reveals how...
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Let's talk this out!
MEDIATION

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Share your findings with your classmates.

3
 What are the common points and differences between them?


4
 How do they represent life in the 20s? What are your impressions about this decade?
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From French to English
MEDIATION

La traduction de « laisser »

➜ Leave : quitter, partir
Ex : They left New York during the 20s.

➜ Allow : permettre
Ex : They allow people to drink in speakeasies.

➜ Let : donner la possibilité
Ex : They didn’t let him finish his sentence.

► Exercices p. 72

Let’s learn!

Quiz your class

The class is divided into groups. Some will ask questions about the films they have studied, while others will answer them.
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On your way to the task ❯❯ Step

You are a filmmaker

Let’s use what you have learnt in !

You want to make a film set in the 1920s. You organize a meeting with your screenwriters and you discuss the themes, soundtrack, plot, characters and key scenes.

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