Les Roseaux Sauvages
Les Roseaux Sauvages
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DVD in French with English subtitles.
A complete French lesson plan for Les Roseaux Sauvages — ready to open and teach.
André Téchiné's 1994 film drops four teenagers into the summer of 1962 in rural southwest France — the last summer before the Algerian War ends and before everything changes. Desire, politics, and class collide in ways the characters barely understand and can barely survive. It is a film that respects adolescence without romanticizing it.
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Les Roseaux Sauvages and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in French, and an answer key.
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📅 Teach it when it counts
- End of Algerian War (March 19): The film's historical backdrop becomes a primary teaching text.
- LGBTQ+ History Month / Pride: Identity and desire explored with nuance — rich ground for discussion in advanced French.
- French New Wave / 1960s units: Téchiné's affectionate reconstruction of the era pairs well with period documents.
Language: French | Director: André Téchiné | Year: 1994
Level: Advanced | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: André Téchiné
Cast: Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau
Audio: DVD in French with English subtitles.
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