In this video, we're going to talk about 10 films that could be very useful for learning to speak French! On the program, discover films such as Intouchables, Le premier jour du reste de ta vie, le grand bain, la famille Bélier and many more!

Films evoked to learn French

• Untouchables
• Young woman
• The first day of the rest of your life
• The world is yours
• The law of the market
• Victoria
• The Invisibles
• The Aries family
• The faithful man
• The big bath

Transcript

Hello to all.

Watching recent movies in French is a very good idea to learn and improve your French because you will hear words and expressions used in everyday life by the French.

Every year, new expressions or words also emerge in French culture. Watching very recent movies will also allow you to update your French. In the different movies, you also experience everyday situations, real life contexts.

You will be able to learn words in their real context, which will allow you to memorize them better and use them optimally in conversations.

We have selected ten films with different themes. You will therefore be able to see different life situations and learn vocabulary on various themes. We have also chosen films with plots and stories that are easy to understand so that you can quickly immerse yourself in the film. Before you start, here are a few tips. The first advice is to always put the subtitles in French. Don't take the easy way out by putting the subtitles in your native language.

In fact, thanks to the context of the scene, you'll be able to understand words and learn words you didn't know before.

What's more, by listening to words as you read them in French, you'll be able to memorize them more easily. Our second tip is to always carry a notebook so you can jot down words and expressions you've just learned or don't understand, so you can look up the translation later. 

You'll build up a vocabulary base that you can learn and use in everyday situations. If you're a real beginner, or you're afraid you won't understand the film, don't hesitate to watch children's films or cartoons.

The vocabulary used will be simpler, and so will the storyline. So you'll find it easier to understand. The next tip is to avoid films with strong accents if you're a beginner. For example, the film "Bienvenue chez les Chtis" is set in northern France. The whole plot and story is based on accent differences. For you, this film will be very complicated, very complex to understand. At first, choose films with fairly smooth accents, which are easier to understand.

Finally, we've created a discussion group on the HelloFrench forum. You can discuss any words or scenes you don't understand with us or with other members of the community. Feel free to comment on this video to tell us about words or movie passages you don't understand, and we'll respond to your comments. Break out the popcorn! We'll now move on to our selection of ten films. The first film is "Intouchables".

• "Intouchables" is a comedy. This film will be very interesting for you because it shows two worlds of French society. On the one hand, one of the characters is an aristocrat who comes from the bourgeoisie and is therefore very wealthy, and on the other hand, we have a character who comes from the suburbs, from a fairly poor neighborhood, and who has just been released from prison. These two characters will have to rub shoulders because the aristocrat has had an accident and is now in a wheelchair. He's disabled. He hires the young boy to help him in his daily life. The main themes of the film on which you'll learn vocabulary are friendship, social class and disability.

• The second film is called "Jeune femme". "Jeune femme" is a dramatic comedy. It's the story of a young woman who returns to Paris, France, after living abroad for several years. This film will be very interesting for you, because this young woman, who is French, returns to her country as a foreigner. So we live with her on a daily basis. We discover the difficulties of integrating into French society. In this film, you'll learn a lot of vocabulary about finding a job, about daily life and about the difficulties you can encounter.

• The third film is called "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life". It's also a comedy-drama. It follows a family of five: a father, a mother, a daughter and two sons. We follow these five people for twelve years, but more particularly for the five most important days of those twelve years. This film will plunge you into the world of family and family relationships. In this film, you'll also learn some vocabulary about driving licenses. Indeed, the mother of this family tries to learn to drive during the film. So if you want to come to France and take your driving test, this vocabulary could be very interesting. 

• The fourth film is called "The World is Yours". It's an action film, but also a comedy. It's the story of François, who is a drug dealer, but who has a dream: to be the first to market Mister Freeze in North Africa. Mister Freeze are ice cubes flavored with different tastes, such as strawberry, lemon... Except he realizes that his mother has spent all her savings. So, to complete his project, he's going to pull off one last big drug deal in Spain, except that nothing goes according to plan. This film is interesting because you'll discover vocabulary about gangs, drugs, mother-son relationships and everything to do with changing your life. 

• The next film is called "La loi du marché". It's a drama. It follows the life of a 50-year-old man who has been unemployed for almost two years and is starting a new job. It's a very tough job, both morally and humanely, because he has to keep an eye on what the customers are doing in a supermarket, for example, whether they're stealing things, but also on the cashiers. This film will teach you a lot of vocabulary about the difficulties you may encounter in life, but above all about the world of work. 

• The next film is called "Victoria". "Victoria" is the story of a young woman who is a lawyer and a single mother. We're going to follow her in her daily life, both in her professional life, i.e. her job, but also in her personal life, where she's trying to meet a man. In this film, you'll be immersed in the world of justice, as the main character is a lawyer, so you'll be learning vocabulary about that, but you'll also be learning vocabulary about dating and relationships.

• The next film is called "Les Invisibles". It's a social comedy. It's going to be a very interesting film, because you're going to discover the world of the street, of the homeless, but also of the social actions that are carried out in France. The story of the film is that a center for homeless women is about to close. The social workers, the ladies who look after these homeless women, try to reintegrate them into society, notably through work. A little anecdote about this film: all the actresses who play homeless women are in fact real homeless women. 

• The next film is called "La famille Bélier". It's a comedy. So "La famille Bélier" is about a family where everyone is deaf. So no one can hear, except Paula, who's the 16-year-old. Every day, she helps her parents and brother communicate with the rest of the world. She also helps her family a lot on the farm. But her life is about to change when her school music teacher discovers that she has a hidden talent for singing. This film is very interesting because it deals with many themes: family, the world of the farm, adolescence, school and music.

• The penultimate film we've selected is called "The Faithful Man". "L'homme fidèle" is a romantic comedy, a romance. It's the story of Abel and Marianne, who have been separated for ten years. Abel tries to win Marianne back after the death of her husband. But nothing goes according to plan, as Marianne's son hates him and a second woman enters his life, determined to seduce him. The film features Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. This film will be interesting because you'll learn vocabulary and see real-life situations about relationships, love and grief.

• The latest film we've selected is called "Le grand bain". Le grand bain is a sports comedy. It follows the lives of several men who are a little lost, a little depressed, but who come together around a common project at the municipal swimming pool, where they decide to create France's first men's synchronized swimming team. They will be helped by a former champion. In this film, we follow the daily lives of these different men, who have different ways of looking at family, work and behavior. It's quite interesting to see these different ways of looking at life. This film will also be interesting because you'll learn vocabulary about sports competitions through swimming. 

Thank you for watching this video. I hope you enjoyed it. Please feel free to comment on any French films you like and find easy to learn French. 

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