We chose to focus two aspects
The first
is the relationship between “hunger”
and “table manners or formality”.
The second
is “novelty and originality in cookery and eating habits”
compared to “tradition”.
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This school year ( 2008-2009) we’ve developed the first aspect
(Hunger versus Etiquette)
While next year (2009-2010) we’ll work on the second
(Fast Food versus Slow Food)
The films dealing whit food are a lot
and to carry out our task we’ve selected a few.
We had watch
The kid, The gold rush,
The circus, Modern times,
by Charlie Chaplin
Ladri di biciclette
by Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini
Novecento
by Bernardo Bertolucci
L’albero degli zoccoli
by Ermanno Olmi
Miseria e nobiltà
with Totò
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These are the main steps of our work
1. Viewing the film and selection of the most relevant scenes
2. Analysis and discussion
3. Filling in a personal card
4. Filling in a class card
5. Translation of the card in English and French
6. Realisation of a DVD with the main sequences of the analysed films.
Every card includes the title of the film, the director’s name, the place and year
of production, a synopsis and an analysis of the main sequences about food.
Film Card Format
COMENIUS PROJECT
GOOD BEHAVIOUR - A RAINBOW THAT COLOURS
OUR LIFE
Cinema e Cibo
La fame e l’etichetta
Film ………………….
Regia ………………..
Produzione …………
Sinossi
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La sequenza
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This work is addressed to the students
of our school and to our European
partners, in order to teach them neither
to disregard nor to throw away the food
we don’t like; in the world there are
million people who die of hunger and
who would like to be in our position.
Work in progress
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