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BIOPIC 1

BIOPIC 2

BIOPIC 3

BIOPIC 4

BIOPIC 5

Inspired by C. Fauconnier and S. Durand

Read = lire Listen = écouter Take notes = prendre des notes; des mots clefs ou phrases entières Explain = expliquer; des phrases entières Compare = comparer; des phrases entières Classify = classer; recopier les phrases entières dans un tableau

Read the celebrities' comment. a) Find what they have in common. b) List their arguments.

Find 10 words related to success.

Far from reality or stick to reality?

Find 10 words related to failure.

1. Take notes in your notebook.

Biopic 1

Movie characteristics: => title: => release date: => film director: => main actor(s):

About movie: => central character? => where? => when? => what about? => catchphrase?

My opinion on the movie:

2. Read and complete your notes.

Biopic 1

Movie characteristics: => title: => release date: => film director: => main actor(s):

About movie: => who? => where? => when? => what about? => catchphrase?

My opinion on the movie: Mark Zuckerberg's opinion: positive argument(s): negative argument(s):

1. Take notes in your notebook.

Biopic 2

Movie characteristics: => title: => release date: => film director: => main actor(s):

About movie: => central character? => his function? => context?

My opinion on the movie:

2. Read and complete your notes.

Biopic 2

Movie characteristics: => title: => release date: => film director: => main actor(s):

About movie: => central character? => his function? => context?

My opinion on the movie: Ronald White's opinion:

Abraham Lincoln => birth-death: => country: => years in service: => political party: => historical context: => achievement: => end of his life:

1. Read and explain in your notebook.

1. Introduce this document (type, author, source, date, main topic). 2. Find who created this series and where Peaky Blinders was broadcast. 3. Explain the origins of the term "Peaky Blinders". 4. Pick out information about the setting (when/where). 5. Give the author's opinion about the TV series.

Biopic 3

2. Look at the picture and compare the way the Peaky Blinders are represented in the TV series with the real Peaky Blinders.

Biopic 3

3. Listen to the document. Classify the information: is it real or fictional?

Biopic 3

1. Listen and take notes in your notebook.

Biopic 4

Type of document: Main theme: Who? Facts/events: Ryan Gosling and Alfred Worden's opinion:

1. Watch and take notes in your notebook.

Biopic 5

Title: Soundtrack: What about: Catchphrase: Facts/events:

2. Watch and complete your notes.

Biopic 5

Title: Soundtrack: What about: Catchphrase: Facts/events: Rami Malek's preparation: Rami Malek's description / opinion on Freddie Mercury:

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Biopic 2

Lincoln was directed by Steven Spielberg and released in November 2012. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, with Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones in supporting roles. The film emphasizes Lincoln's final months as president during the end of the Civil War and his efforts to abolish slavery. Born on February 12, 1809, and assassinated on April 15, 1865, Lincoln served as the 16th president of the U.S. His major achievement was the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Historian Ronald White praises the film for its accuracy.

(rôles secondaires)

(Guerre Civile = guerre de secession)

(mettre en évidence)

(abolir)

(esclavage)

(né)

(servir en tant que)

(principal accomplissement)

(faire les louanges)

(exactitude)

Biopic 3

1. This document is a press article written by Mike Hale in 2014, and published in the New York Times. It deals with the TV series entitled "Peaky Blinders". 2. It was created by Steve Knight and broadcast on BBC1 and Netflix. 3. The term "Peaky Blinders" refers to peaked caps worn by gang members who had razor blades sewn into the seams. 4. The action is set in the early 20th century; in Birmingham, England after the First World War. The show includes references to real-life people or events (the famous gang members, the Irish Republican Army, Communist union organizers) but also includes fictionalized elements (gang warfare, the protagonist Tommy Shelby and his opponent Campbell). 5. The author thinks that the show is thematically rich (“he overstuffs ‘Peaky Blinders’”; “There’s lots of plot”) & that the story is compelling (“beautiful moodiness”) thanks to the interpretation of the actor C. Murphy in the role of the main protagonist Tommy Shelby.

Reality

Fiction

- The presence of the Shelby family. (fictional) - They used razor blades. (fictional)

- The Peaky Blinders were active in a different time period. (real) - The series was inspired by old stories the show's creator's parents told him about the 1920s. (real) - Blinders is a synonym for slugger (=fighters) (real) - The show's creator's dad's uncle was a Peaky Blinder himself. (real)

Biopic 3

The document is a 2014 press article by Mike Hale, published in The New York Times. It reviews the TV series Peaky Blinders, created by Steve Knight and broadcast on BBC1 and Netflix. The title of the series refers to the peaked caps worn by gang members, who had razor blades sewn into them. The action is set in Birmingham, England and the show mixes real historical events, like the Irish Republican Army, with fictional stories of gang violence. Hale praises the show for its rich themes, complex plot, and Cillian Murphy’s remarkable performance as Tommy Shelby.

(critiquer)

(diffuser à la TV/radio)

(faire référence à)

(lames de rasoir cousues)

(casquettes à visière portées par)

(avoir lieu)

(événement)

(mélanger)

(faire les louanges)

(intrigue)

Biopic 3

The real Peaky Blinders: The gangsters in the series wear the classic Peaky Blinder outfit, indicating that the series may portray them accurately. The peaked hat is part of this outfit. However, the real Peaky Blinders do not have any weapons and seem to be part of the working-class while the protagonist Thomas Shelby embodies the upper-class.

Reality

Fiction

- The presence of the Shelby family. (fictional) - They used razor blades. (fictional)

- The Peaky Blinders were active in a different time period. (real) - The series was inspired by old stories the show's creator's parents told him about the 1920s. (real) - Blinders is a synonym for slugger (=fighters) (real) - The show's creator's dad's uncle was a Peaky Blinder himself. (real)

Biopic 4

Type of document: This document is a TV report. Main theme: It deals with the film 'First Man', more precisely, it focuses on the controversy around the absence of the American flag. Who? The journalist / Ryan Gosling playing the role of Neil Armstrong / his team-mate Buzz Aldrin / Alfred Worden (another astronaut who set foot on the moon 2 years after Neil Armstrong). Facts/events: => 1969: Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon=> 1969: lively argument about the American flag planned by the NASA. Controversy due to the fact that no nation had the right to claim this territory. => First choice U.N. flag but finally = American flag Ryan Gosling and Alfred Worden's opinion: Both men defended the choice of the filmmaker not to include the American flag. To justify this omission, they explain the focus is on Neil Armstrong's achievement rather than on American success.

Biopic 4

This TV report discusses the film First Man and the controversy over the absence of the American flag. Ryan Gosling, who plays Neil Armstrong, and astronaut Alfred Worden, another astronaut, explain the decision. In 1969, Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon, and there was a debate over the American flag. NASA initially considered using the U.N. (United Nations) flag, but the American flag was chosen. Both Gosling and Worden defended the filmmaker’s choice, stating the focus is on Armstrong’s achievement, not on national success.

(reportage télévisé)

(un autre)

(drapeau)

(poser le pied sur)

(affirmant mettre l'accent sur)

(avoir été choisi)

(les deux)

(accomplissement)

Biopic 5

Title: Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack: Queen’s famous songs (Bohemian Rhapsody, We will rock you, We are the Champions) What about: A biopic showing the beginning and the evolution of the band Queen Catchphrase: "The only thing more extraordinary than their music is his story." Facts/events: Freddie’s personal life + tensions between Mercury and the band Rami Malek's preparation: took piano and singing lessons + watched everything on the singer Rami Malek's description / opinion on Freddie Mercury: legend + deity (person who is revered) + rock god + generous + soul + kind + liberated on stage + conflict and turmoil in his life + lonely + sensitive human being + struggle to identify his sexuality + sweet gorgeous soul

Biopic 5

Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic that explores the evolution of the band Queen. It highlights Freddie Mercury’s personal life. The film’s catchphrase is: "The only thing more extraordinary than their music is his story." The film features Queen’s iconic songs, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," and "We Are the Champions." Rami Malek, who plays Mercury, prepared by taking piano and singing lessons and studying the singer's life. He describes Mercury as a "legend" and "rock god," a "deity" revered by many, a generous performer on stage, but also a sensitive, lonely man who struggled with his sexuality.

(groupe)

(mettre en lumière)

(inclure/présenter)

("divinité" vénérée par beaucoup)

(sensible, solitaire)

(sur scène)

(lutter)

Movie characteristics: => Lincoln => November 2012 => Steven Spielberg => Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Ley Jones

Mettre en vedette: Diffuser: Avoir lieu: Sorti (au cinéma): Dans le rôle de: Sentiments partagés: Personnage: Rôle secondaire: Accomplissement: Intrigue:

Abraham Lincoln: => February 12th, 1809/April 15th, 1865 => Former US president - Republican Party => 4 years in service => end of the Civil War (1861-1865) Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

My opinion:

Qualité du contenu

Je peux simplement amorcer une production écrite en lien avec le sujet.

Je peux traiter la plupart des éléments du sujet, même si la production est courte.

Je peux traiter le sujet et produire un texte relativement développé en faisant référence à des éléments culturels.

Je peux traiter le sujet et produire un écrit clair, détaillé et globalement efficace en m'appuyant sur des éléménts culturels.

Cohérence

Je peux énuméner des informations simples.

J'utilise quelques connecteurs simples afin de construire mon discours.

J'utilise des connecteurs variés afin de construire et structurer mon discours.

J'utilise des connecteurs variés afin d'indiquer la relation entre les faits et les idées dans un texte bien structuré.

Correction de la langue

Je peux produire un texte globalement compréhensible mais dont la lecture est peu aisée.

Je peux produire un texte immédiatement compréhensible, malgré des erreurs fréquentes.

Je peux utiliser des structures simples et courantes. Les erreurs sur les structures simples ne gênent pas la lecture.

Je peux utiliser des structures simples et courantes. Les erreurs sur les structures complexes ne donnent pas lieu à un malentendu.

Richesse de la langue

Je peux produire un texte intelligible malgré un lexique très limité.

Je peux produire un texte simple en utilisant un vocabulaire limité en lien avec le thème étudié.

Je peux produire un texte en utilisant un vocabulaire en lien avec le thème étudié. J'utilise des périphrases et quelques répétitions.

Je peux produire un texte en utilisant un vocabulaire précis et une variété de formulations.

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Type of document?Title? Release date? Who? Where? What about? Opinion?

Complete your notes!Who? Where? Origins? What about? Opinion?

Dorian Gray is based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel. I think Wilde himself would have enjoyed this version directed by Oliver Parker. It stars Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray and Colin Firth as Lord Henry Wotton. The film tells the story of Dorian, a handsome and wealthy young man who meets a talented painter, Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), and the corrupt Lord Wotton. Basil paints Dorian's portrait, capturing his youth and beauty. This leads Dorian to make a deal with the devil and offer his soul in exchange for eternal youth. While he remains young, his portrait takes on all his sins and ages. Is there any way out as the painting gets uglier and uglier? This film took my breath away. It is an unforgettable tale that I highly recommend because of the setting, costumes, and dark atmosphere. The leading actors are excellent, particularly Colin Firth, who is terrific, and the supporting actors are also brilliant. The film is captivating, even if it can be slow at times, but the end is tense and exciting and takes your breath away.

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Dorian Gray is based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel. I think Wilde himself would have enjoyed this version directed by Oliver Parker. It stars Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray and Colin Firth as Lord Henry Wotton. The film tells the story of Dorian, a handsome and wealthy young man who meets a talented painter, Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), and the corrupt Lord Wotton. Basil paints Dorian's portrait, capturing his youth and beauty. This leads Dorian to make a deal with the devil and offer his soul in exchange for eternal youth. While he remains young, his portrait takes on all his sins and ages. Is there any way out as the painting gets uglier and uglier? This film took my breath away. It is an unforgettable tale that I highly recommend because of the setting, costumes, and dark atmosphere. The leading actors are excellent, particularly Colin Firth, who is terrific, and the supporting actors are also brilliant. The film is captivating, even if it can be slow at times, but the end is tense and exciting and takes your breath away.

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Dorian Gray is based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel. I think Wilde himself would have enjoyed this version directed by Oliver Parker. It stars Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray and Colin Firth as Lord Henry Wotton. The film tells the story of Dorian, a handsome and wealthy young man who meets a talented painter, Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin), and the corrupt Lord Wotton. Basil paints Dorian's portrait, capturing his youth and beauty. This leads Dorian to make a deal with the devil and offer his soul in exchange for eternal youth. While he remains young, his portrait takes on all his sins and ages. Is there any way out as the painting gets uglier and uglier? This film took my breath away. It is an unforgettable tale that I highly recommend because of the setting, costumes, and dark atmosphere. The leading actors are excellent, particularly Colin Firth, who is terrific, and the supporting actors are also brilliant. The film is captivating, even if it can be slow at times, but the end is tense and exciting and takes your breath away.

Dorian Gray

The movie Dorian Gray was made by Oliver Parker and released in 2009. The action takes place in London and it stars Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray (the main character), Colin Firth as Lord Henry Wotton, and Ben Chaplin as Basil Hallward. This film is based on an 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde, a famous British writer. It deals with Dorian's curse: he made a deal with the devil and his portrait ages instead of him. Positive opinions about the movie - This film took my breath away. - It is unforgettable and exciting. - I highly recommend the movie because of the setting, costumes, and dark atmosphere. - The actors are excellent/terrific/brilliant.

curse = malediction make a deal = passer un marché instead of = à la place de.unforgettable = inoubliable highly = fortement setting = cadre

release = sortir sur les écranstake place = se dérouler star = mettre en vedette as = dans le rôle de main character = personnage principal

Ecrire une critique de film

The film is rather confusing / long / slow / boring. The cast is weak / awful / unconvincing. The plot is absolutely thrilling/ exciting/fascinating/ touching/romantic/surprising. It has a tragic/ surprising/ unexpected /dramatic ending. Don't miss it! It is well worth seeing! It is highly entertaining! It is certainly at the top of my list of great movies. I'm afraid this film is a complete waste of time and money. The plot is too conventional / not original at all. The ending is predictable.

Classify the expressions: are they positive or negative?

- The Peaky Blinders were active in a different time period. - The presence of the Shelby family. - The series was inspired by old stories the show's creator's parents told him about the 1920s. - They used razor blades. - Blinders is a synonym for slugger (=fighters) - The show's creator's dad's uncle was a Peaky Blinder himself.

MADONNA on BLOND AMBITION (2017)

Madonna has expressed that she is less than excited about the upcoming biopic titled, Blond Ambition. This debut script for Elyse Hollander centers around a pop star who hasn’t given the nod of approval. The biopic will center around her difficulties creating her first album in New York. Madonna expressed her lack of enthusiasm about the film on Instagram. She stated that she is the only person who could tell her story, referring to people who try as a “charlatan and a fool.”According to the pop star, the script is all lies. The iconic star says that no one knows what she knows or what she has seen. She continued to say that instant gratification without work is a disease in society. Despite Madonna’s dissatisfaction, the Universal Studios has picked up the movie. The film was on the 2016 Black List, a list of the best-unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.

BOB DYLAN on I’M NOT THERE (2012)

“These so-called connoisseurs of Bob Dylan music, I don’t feel they know a thing or have any inkling of who I am or what I’m about,” Dylan himself told an interviewer in 2012. The movie based on Bob Dylan’s life, I’m Not There, has accuracy issues. One significant difference that the film has with real life is Dylan’s 1966 motorcycle accident. The film inaccurately portrays the crash as fatal. Another inaccuracy is Dylan becoming a preacher. The director of Bob Dylan’s biopic, Todd Haynes, has never met Bob Dylan.

Lincoln biographer Ronald White lauds the accuracy of Daniel Day-Lewis' depiction of the 16th president.

"I was very pleased with Daniel Day-Lewis' depiction of Lincoln. He does a delicate balance between the homely Lincoln and the high Lincoln of the second inaugural address. He walks like Lincoln, the way he puts his feet down one at a time. He talks like Lincoln — not the baritone voice of Disneyland, but the high tenor voice. Daniel Day-Lewis studied Lincoln intensely, and what comes out is a very accurate depiction of the spirit of the man." https://www.npr.org/2012/11/22/165671751/we-ask-a-historian-just-how-accurate-is-lincoln

WINNIE MANDELA on WINNIE (2011)

Winnie Mandela has nothing against Jennifer Hudson, who played her in Winnie, the 2011 big-screen adaptation of Annè Marié du Preez Bezdrob's biography, Winnie Mandela: A Life. But she had a point when she complained to CNN that she felt it was irresponsible of the filmmakers to not consult her on the project. “I have absolutely nothing against Jennifer, but I have everything against the movie itself,” she said. “I was not consulted. I am still alive. And I think that it is total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle, and call that movie some translation of ‘The Romantic Life of Winnie Mandela.’ I think it is an insult. I don’t know what would be romantic in our bitter struggle.”

Mark Zuckerberg on The Social Network (2010)

There aren’t a lot of college students whose exploits would be interesting enough to sustain a two-hour running time. But Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t your typical co-ed1. […] In an interview with 60 Minutes, he noted that: “It’s pretty interesting to see what parts they got right and what parts they got wrong. I think they got every single T-shirt they had the Mark Zuckerberg character wear right; I think I own all those T-shirts. And they got the sandals right and all that. But… there are hugely basic things that they got wrong. [They] made it seem like my whole motivation for building Facebook was so I could get girls, right? And they completely left out my girlfriend, whom I’ve been dating since before I started Facebook.” Source: mentalfloss.com (2017) 1. Schoolmate