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Staff Picks: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services Best Films to Learn a New Language Watching non-English speaking film and television can be a great addition to your language learning. The films listed below are not just great ways to listen to language, but incredibly absorbing international films as well! Dive in with either our streaming service Kanopy - free with your FPL card, or with DVDs from our physical collection.
All About My Mother (Spanish) - Almodovar's masterpiece full of strong women. (DVD) Borgen - (Danish) --incredible Danish television series about the first female prime minister. (DVD) The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) (Italian) - art drama centered on a 65 year-old man reflecting on his life. (DVD) Heartbeats (French Quebecois) - absorb the differences in Quebecois French as you laugh at the 20-something angst from filmmaker Xavier Dolan. (DVD) Howl''s Moving Castle (Japanese) - classic Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. (DVD) Lagaan (Hindi) - Indian Hindi-language sports drama film is a great introduction to Bollywood musicals. (DVD)
Man on the Train (French) - fascinating crime drama focused on two French men who meet and trade lives. (DVD) Paradise Now (Arabic) - political and psychological drama film about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. (DVD) Parasite (Korean) - find out what all the buzz is about with Oscar's 2020 Best Picture. (Kanopy and DVD) Run Lola Run (German) - Classic 90's techno thriller. It doesn't get any better that this. (DVD) For more streaming options, search Kanopy (free with your library card) |
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