We also have personal standards and school rules to observe which may cause some of the choices listed here to be inappropriate. Only the individual teacher can decide if a film is suitable for a specific purpose. For adult audiences, we may be more flexible, but if students attend, we must be conscious of parental concerns. An important legal consideration when using videos is that most of them prohibit public viewing. Check with the company from which you purchased your video to find out the proper way to obtain permission to show the film at a public gathering.
Few media are as engaging and as rich in teaching possibilities as film.
Using films to attract attention to French is usually successful because films are enjoyable entertainment, because those not well acquainted with French culture are curious about it, and because those who are acquainted with French culture are usually delighted to have an opportunity to enjoy it vicariously through film. Combining film events with other arts or other aspects of French culture simply multiplies the pleasure of watching French film. National French Week provides us with a marvelous opportunity for sharing our love for French film with our communities. The ideas given here are intended to remind you of your own great ideas for teaching, recruiting, and promoting with French film.