French Media Catalogue
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Location |
Foreign Title
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Publication, year |
Description |
Course used in |
Mediatype
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| FrDVD0001 | MLRC | Corneille Live | | Concert DVD at La Cigale in Paris. Rwandan artist resident in Montreal. In French. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0002 | MLRC | The world of Youssou N`Dour | Sonic Edge, 2001 | 80 minutes, color. The Senegalese 'father' of mbalax (a jumping, intoxicating blend of African, Caribbean and pop rhythms), the DVD discusses the man, the music and the culture that helped create the performer. In French. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0003 | MLRC | Brel | Universal Music, 2003 | 2.5 hours of 33 songs by Belgian singer Jacques Brel (from 1959-1977) with biographical information booklet. Subtitles in English. DVD 1 of 3 | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0004 | MLRC | ariane moffatt à la station c | Audiogram, 2005 | 2 DVDs and one CD, Québecois; 126 minutes. In French. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0005 | MLRC | Edith Piaf - A Passionate Life | Kultur, 2003 | In English, 50 minutes. French-made documentary, footage of her life, film clips of Piaf performing. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0006 | MLRC | Claude Léveillée | Zone 3 | Concert DVD, songwriter from Québec | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0007 | MLRC | Les Cowboys Fringants au Centre Bell, Cowboys Fringants at the Bell Center | La Tribu, 2004 | Concert video from December 2003 plus videoclips and interviews of this popular Quebec alt-country group. In French, 134 minutes. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0008 | MLRC | Félix Leclerc | Magda Heritage Int`l, 2002 | 1950s Québecois singer. 14 songs, in black and white. In French. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0009 | MLRC | Au Coeur D`iam, In the Heart of IAM | Personal Collection of Chris Jones, 2004 | DVD/CD-ROM - 90 min. film, 45 minutes of music videos. Audio CD - 4 tracks. In French, out of Canada. Describes the creation of a CD by the French rap group IAM. | 82-416 S08 | DVD |
| FrDVD0010 | MLRC | Henri Salvador: Bon Soir Amis | Personal Collection of Chris Jones, 2004 | Concert video from Paris (Palais des congrès, 2004), with backstage footage, album recording footage, and music videos. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0011 | MLRC | Gilbert Becaud: Paris Olympia | 2004 | Concert audio (Paris, at the Olympia) of 40 songs written between 1954 and 1988. In French. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0012 | MLRC | Les leçons de musique, Music Lessons | La Bohème films, 2004 | A variety of interesting encounters with the French rock star M (Mathieu Chédid), including demonstrations of how he records and how to play five of his songs. Video, 5 hours. In French. | 82-416 S06 | DVD |
| FrDVD0013 | MLRC | Isabelle Boulay: du temps pour toi | Productions Sidéral, 2005 | Limited edition DVD and CD set. Concerts at the Olympia by Québecois artist. In French, 152 minutes. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0014 | MLRC | Le Gone du Chaâba, The Boy of the Chaâba | Vertigo Producion, 1997 | Film which won the Grand Prix of the Festival de Cannes Junior in 1997. Story of Omar, a boy of Arab descent living on the outskirts of Lyon, in deplorable conditions (the 'chaâba'). Autobiography of the author of the book, Azouz Begag. In French, color, 105 minutes. | 82-303, ongoing | DVD |
| FrDVD0015 | MLRC | Le Mur, The Wall | La Sept ARTE, 1998 | Set in Brussels, this film is an allegory of the divide in Brussels between the Flemish and the Francophones. In French and English, with English subtitles. Color, 67 minutes. | 82-304 S07 | DVD |
| FrDVD0016 | MLRC | Chocolat, Chocolate | Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1988 | A film about a French family during the final years of French colonialism in Africa, examines the nature of relationships in a racist society. In French, with English, Spanish, French subtitles. Color, 106 minutes. (PG-13) | | DVD |
| FrDVD0017 | MLRC | La Nuit Américaine, Day For Night | Les Films du Carrosse, 1973 | A film by François Truffaut, about a director and the making of his film, the problems that occur. Won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1973. In French, English, German, and Spanish, with subtitles in multiple languages. Color, 112 minutes. Region 2 PAL DVD. Play in region free DVD player. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0018 | MLRC | Les Muses Orphelines, Orphan Muses | Film Tonic/Christal Films, 2000 | A film by Québecois director Robert Favreau, the story of children abandoned by their mother after the death of their father, 20 years earlier. Also contains interviews with actors, production people. In French, color, 107 minutes. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0019 | MLRC | Jésus de Montréal, Jesus of Montreal | Film Tonic/Christal Films, 1989 | A film by Canadian director Denys Arcand. The story involves a group of actors hired to present a passion play, but they choose to do so in an unconventional manner. Highly criticized at its release, this film won four prestigious awards. In French, color, 119 minutes. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0020 | MLRC | L`Ange de goudron, Tar Angel | Max Films, 2001 | A film by Canadian director, Denis Chouinard, the story of an immigrant family about to earn Canadian citizenship after three years, but risk deportation due to the illegal activities of the eldest son. In French with English and French subtitles. Color, 100 minutes. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0021 | MLRC | Louis, enfant roi, Louis, Child King | Les Films du Losange, 1993 | The story begins in 1648, about Louis XIV, 'The Sun King' (le Roi Soleil) and his education in all areas of court behavior. Color, in French, 2 hours 40 minutes. Region 2 PAL Play in region free DVD player | 82-303 ongoing | DVD |
| FrDVD0022 | MLRC | Cajun Country, Cajun Country | Shanachie Entertainment Corp., 2003 | A video of some of the finest Cajun musicians. Color, 60 minutes, in English. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0023 | MLRC | Outremer Les enfants du désarroi, Overseas children of the distress | TDR, 2005 | Description to come. PAL Region 2 DVD Play with region free DVD player. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0024 | MLRC | Que la fête commence..., Let Joy Reign Supreme... | Kino Video, 1974 | Description to come. | | DVD |
| FrDVD0025 | MLRC | The Lady & The Duke | Pathe/Fox, 2001 | | | DVD |
| FrDVD0026 | MLRC | Le Rouge et le Noir, The Red and Black | Alya Productions, 1997 | Description to come. Zone 2 PAL | | DVD |
| FrDVD0027 | MLRC | Les enfants du siècle, Children of the Century | Studio Canal/Universal, 1999 | Description to come | | DVD |
| FrDVD0028 | MLRC | Horizons 3rd edition, Horizons | Thompson/Heinle, 2006 | Horizons Video on DVD | | DVD |
| FrDVD0029 | MLRC | Paris, Je t`aime, Paris I love you | Victoires International, 2006 | Stories of Love from the City of Love | | DVD |
| FrDVD0030 | MLRC | La vie en rose, The extraordinary life of Édutg Piaf | Home Box Office, 2007 | Extended version | | DVD |
| FrDVD0031 | MLRC | Brel 2 | Universal, 2003 | 2.3 hours of 34 songs by Belgian singer Jacques Brel (from 1959-1977) with biographical information booklet. Subtitles in English. DVD 2 of 3 | | DVD |
| FrDVD0032 | MLRC | Brel 3 | Universal, 2003 | ~ 2.5 hours of 28 songs by Belgian singer Jacques Brel (from 1959-1977) with biographical information booklet. Subtitles in English. DVD 3 of 3 | | DVD |
| FrDVD0033 | MLRC | NTM Live | Lickshot Entertainment, 2000 | Concert DVD from 1998 of the seminal French rap group NTM | | DVD |
| FrDVD0034 | MLRC | Mon Oncle Antoine, My Uncle Antoine | Janus Films, 1971 | | | DVD |
| FrDVD0035 | MLRC | La Chambre Verte, The Vanishing Fiancée | MGM/FOX, 1978 | PAL Region 2 | | DVD |
| FrMCD0001 | MLRC | Horizons 3rd ed. Text Audio CD 1 of 2 | Thompson/Heinle, 2006 | CD 1 of 2 contains Chapters Prélim. through 5 | | Audio CD |
| FrMCD0002 | MLRC | Horizons 3rd ed. Text Audio CD 2 of 2 | Thompson/Heinle, 2006 | CD 2 of 2 with chapters 6 - Ch. de Révision (11) | | Audio CD |
| FrTDV0001 | MLRC | Amié Césaire: Une parole pour le XXIème siècle, Aime Cesaire: A voice for the 21st century | JMJ Productions, 2006 | Description to come. 1 text with 3 DVDs | | Text with DVD |
| FrVHS0001 | MLRC | Interview avec la Professeure Adama SOW DIEYE, Interview with Professor Adama Sow Dieye | CMU, 2000 | Taped at Carnegie Mellon in spring 2000, an interview between Dr. Sylvie Rockmore and Senegalese Professor Sow Dieye about her background, her teaching, her culture, her country. In French. Also available on-line through the MLRC main page. | | Video |
| FrVHS0002 | MLRC | Le Saint-Laurent, The Saint Lawrence River | Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 1991 | The history of New France (Québec). Color, in French, 59 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0003 | MLRC | Montréal, Montreal | Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 1991 | The characteristics and character of the original French population and how that character remained even after the defeat of the French by the English. Color, in French, 54 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0004 | MLRC | Françoise Durocher Waitress, Françoise Durocher Waitress | | Françoise is a fictional character based on 24 women who possess the traits of the 'typical' waitress, hostess, barmaid. Color, in French, 29 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0005 | MLRC | La Vie heureuse de Léopold Z, The Happy Life of Leopold Z | Office national du film du Canada, 1965 | Comedy based in Québec about the problems of Léo, a happy man, during Christmas Eve day. Black/white, in French, 68 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0006 | MLRC | Lettre de la Martinique, Letter from Martinique | PICS, 1988 | Documentary, narration by a Martiniquais boy of his letter to his French cousin follows the daily life on the island, includes a geography lesson about the island. In French, 17 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0007 | MLRC | Ma journée en français, My Day in French | Espace Francophone, PICS | Six 5-minute segments from Senegal, Lebanon, Martinique, Reunion Island, Corsica and Benin, a child's narration of a typical day in his or her country. In French, 30 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0008 | MLRC | Sétif: Paroles et Silences, Sétif: Words and Silence | PICS, 1995 | Interviews with varying inhabitants of the city of Sétif, concerning feelings about current Algeria, the future of democratic vs Islamic rule. Interviews in French or voiced over in French, subtitled when sound is unclear. 25 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0009 | MLRC | Portes ouvertes | Holt Rinehart, 1998 | Video 1 - Series of communicative video sketches to accompany the textbook Portes ouvertes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0010 | MLRC | Portes ouvertes | Holt Rinehart, 1998 | Video 2 - Series of communicative video sketches to accompany the textbook Portes ouvertes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0011 | MLRC | Portes ouvertes | Holt, Rinehart, 1998 | Video 3 - Series of communicative video sketches to accompany the textbook Portes ouvertes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0012 | MLRC | Portes ouvertes | Holt, Rinehart, 1998 | Video 4 - Series of communicative video sketches to accompany the textbook Portes ouvertes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0013 | MLRC | Portes ouvertes | Holt, Rinehart, 1998 | Video 5 - Series of communicative video sketches to accompany the textbook Portes ouvertes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0014 | MLRC | Allons-Y! | Third edition, Heinle and Heinle | Video "Viens voir" to accompany textbook "Allons-y". Contains pedagogical shorts of typical first year themes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0015 | MLRC | Allons-Y! | Fourth edition, Heinle and Heinle | Video "Viens voir" to accompany textbook "Allons-y". Contains pedagogical shorts of typical first year themes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0016 | MLRC | Le Coeur au Poing, Streetheart or Sweetheart | Compagnie France Film, Montréal, 1998 | Film by Charles BINAME. A young woman (Pascale Montpetit) craving emotional connection puts herself at the disposal of strangers for 60-minute interludes. Canadian, 101 minutes, in French. | | Video |
| FrVHS0017 | MLRC | Le Polygraphe, The Polygraph | Téléfilm, Canada, 1996 | A film by Québécois Robert Lepage. A young man is accused of killing a young woman, and he doesn't know if he did it. In French, 91 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0018 | MLRC | Octobre, October | Téléfilm, Canada, 1994 | A film by Pierre Falardeau. In October 1970, a militants of the Front de Libération du Québec kidnapped a government minisster who was later found dead. This film explores, hour by hour, what might have happened. In French, 97 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0019 | MLRC | Le Petit Prince, The Little Prince | Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1995 | A film on the life and spiritual searches of Saint-Exupéry interwoven with dramatic readings from the book. In French, black and white, 33 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0020 | MLRC | Kamouraska, Kamouraska | France Film, 1973 | A film by Claude JUTRA. Elisabeth Rolland, married to a dying man, relives in her memory her first marriage, the man she convinced to kill him, her incarceration, and her current life. Set in Québec. in French, color, 210 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0021 | MLRC | Les Boys, The Boys | Films Lions Gate, 1997 | Comedy, a film about adult men from all walks of life who come together as an amateur hockey team. Color, 110 minutes, in French. | | Video |
| FrVHS0022 | MLRC | Léolo, Léolo | Alliance VivaFilm Video, 2000 | A film by Jean-Claude LAUZON. A young French-Canadian boy named Léolo tries to escape from his family, an interesting collection of personalities and psychologies. Color, in French, 115 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0023 | MLRC | Le Voleur vit en Enfer, The Thief Lives in Hell | Coop Vidéo de Montréal (limited copies made), 1984 | A man moves into a new neighborhood and begins to film his neighbors, interested in their lives but not understanding them. The directors move the viewers from the real to the imagined. Color, 20 minutes, in French. | | Video |
| FrVHS0024 | MLRC | Un Zoo La Nuit, A Zoo At Night | Les Productions Oz, Inc., 1987 | A film by Jean-Claude LAUZON. A criminal released from prison attempts to avoid his ex-partners (actually policeman) while finding his girlfriend and her father. | | Video |
| FrVHS0025 | MLRC | Les Antillais | | | | Video |
| FrVHS0026 | MLRC | Les Brûlés, The Burned | National Film Board of Canada, 1958 | A depression-era story directed by Bernard Devlin, starring among others Félix Leclerc, about the Promised Land of Abitibi, where virgin land and gold tempt villagers from all over Quebec. | | Video |
| FrVHS0027 | MLRC | A French City Speaks | Bernard Petit, 1995 | Ethnographic video shot by Bernard Petit. English subtitles and English voice-over narration. | | Video |
| FrVHS0028 | MLRC | A French City Speaks | Tape II - Bernard Petit, 1995 | Ethnographic video shot by Bernard Petit. English subtitles and English voice-over narration. | | Video |
| FrVHS0030 | MLRC | Les publicités du Québec, Quebec TV Advertising | | | | Video |
| FrVHS0031 | MLRC | J'ai Été Au Bal, I Went to the Dance | Brazos Films, 1989 | Cajun and Zydeco music of Louisiana, historical sequences of musicians, stories of their lives, some performances. In Color, French and English, 84 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0032 | MLRC | Vidéo Vérité | PICS, 1994 | Video to accompany textbook of same name; could be used for short sequences/interviews as well as longer sequences of monologues. Topics are: "Les nouveaux enfants (divorce)", "La Chaîne des souvenirs" (war memories), "Cadeau de famille", "La valse des cadeaux", "Le cadeau des ados", "La promenade du souvenir", "Radio-Beur", "Cadeaux de coeur", "Souvenirs perdus". In French, color, 60 minutes total. | | Video |
| FrVHS0033 | MLRC | Les 12 Travaux D'Astérix | Action Film Ltée (Canada), 1992 | Cartoon of this Astérix story. In color, French, 81 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0034 | MLRC | Causons! | Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993 | | | Video |
| FrVHS0035 | MLRC | J.A. Martin, Photographe, J.A. Martin, Photographer | Office national du film du Canada, 1993 | Film by Jean Beaudin, story of a wife accompanying her photographer husband on his annual trip. Winner of 13 international prizes including the Palme d`or of Cannes. In French, 101 minutes. | | Video |
| FrVHS0036 | MLRC | Conversations Entre Les Jeunes, Conversations with Young People | Gessler Publishing Co, Inc., 1990 | Vignettes, conversations with young French people on different topics. 120 minutes, in color, French. | | Video |
| FrVHS0037 | MLRC | La Musique folklorique, Folkloric Music | Gessler Publishing Co. Inc., 1990 | A video from the "Language and Lifestyles" collection. In French, color, 45 min. | | Video |
| FrVHS0038 | MLRC | Phédre | | | | Video |
| FrVHS0039 | MLRC | La Double Inconstance | | Part 1 of 2 | | Video |
| FrVHS0040 | MLRC | La Double Inconstance | | Part 2 of 2 | | Video |
| FrVHS0041 | MLRC | Aix-en-Provence | | FR-16 | | Video |
| FrVHS0042 | MLRC | Au Cœur du Pacifique | | FR-21 | | Video |
| FrVHS0043 | MLRC | Les Nouveaux Romands | | EF-27 | | Video |
| FrVHS0044 | MLRC | Dakar, cent ans | | EF-30 | | Video |
| FrVHS0045 | MLRC | Paris/Québec/Dakar | | EF-39 | | Video |
| FrVHS0046 | MLRC | Driss Chraïbi au Maroc | | EF-37 | | Video |
| FrVHS0047 | MLRC | Cinéma belge francophone | | EF-41 | | Video |
| FrVHS0048 | MLRC | Classroom Vignettes | | TV-1 | | Video |
| FrVHS0049 | MLRC | Afrique dominée, Afrique libérée | | MF-1 | | Video |
| FrVHS0051 | MLRC | Les Bons Débarras, Good Riddance | | | | Video |
| FrVHS0052 | MLRC | The Battle of Algiers | | French with English subtitles | | Video |
| FrVHS0053 | MLRC | Vidéo Vérité | | 82-289 F99 French | | Video |
| FrVHS0054 | MLRC | Maelstrom | | | | Video |
| FrVHS0055 | MLRC | Rue Case-Nègres, Sugar Cane Alley | Sumafa Productions, 1985 | 107 minutes. Euzhan Palcy's classic story of young Jose's fight to escape the poverty of the sugar cane fields through education. | | Video |
| FrVHS0056 | MLRC | Jacques Prevert | | | | Video |
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