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Tatie Danielle

Tatie Danielle

Auntie Danielle

1991
112 minutes
PG-13

A complete French lesson plan for Tatie Danielle — ready to open and teach.

Étienne Chatiliez's 1991 dark comedy introduces Tatie Danielle — an elderly woman of appalling character who torments everyone around her with a cheerfulness that borders on the diabolical. When she moves in with her great-nephew's family in Paris, the contest of wills that follows is both deeply uncomfortable and impossible to look away from. The film is a masterclass in unreliable sympathy and the French tradition of the misanthrope as comic hero.

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 Tatie Danielle 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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  • Family and generations units: Aging, dependency, and family obligation — questions with no easy answers and great French vocabulary.
  • Dark comedy genre studies: What separates dark comedy from cruelty? The film makes students argue the line.
  • French social attitudes: Attitudes toward elderly care, family duty, and bourgeois life are embedded in every scene.

Language: French | Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Year: 1991
Level: Intermediate | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery

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Director: Étienne Chatiliez

Cast: Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty

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