At the Movies
At the Movies may refer to:
Graham Jones (director)
Graham Jones( born 25 November 1973) is an Irish filmmaker.
He made his first feature film" How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate" in 1997 which caused controversy when it was condemned by the Junior Minister for Education Willie O' Dea.
It marked the beginning of a career in which Jones would explore many difficult subjects through independent movies including suicide, prostitution, homelessness, evolution, gender and the impact of the internet upon art.
Variety Magazine describes him as" a very talented director".
He wrote" Irish Ghost, English Accent" in 2010.
Dungarvan College
Dungarvan College( Irish:" Coláiste Dhun Garbhán") is a post- primary educational institution in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.
The school offers Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes, as well as Post Leaving Certificate and Further Education courses.
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate is a 1998 independent Irish film directed by Graham Jones, in which six teenagers devise a plan to cheat in their Leaving Certificate final school examinations.
The film was shot in black and white on Super 16 mm.
After being hailed by critics it was blown up to 35 mm for theatrical distribution.
Many well known Irish faces made cameo appearances and some commentators regard the 2004 American film," The Perfect Score", as a remake.
Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí Cill Chainnaig
Scoil na mBráithre Críostaí Kilkenny is a voluntary secondary boys' school in the heart of Kilkenny, Ireland.
It has over 600 pupils and 50+ staff members.
It provides an education with the Junior Certificate, the Transition Year Option, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme( L.C.V.P) and the Leaving Certificate Programme.
Pardon Mon Affaire
Pardon Mon Affaire( French Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, in English literally" An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive"), is a 1976 French comedy film co-written and directed by Yves Robert.
It was remade as the 1984 American film" The Woman in Red".
The original title contains a pun in French.
The word" trompe" means both" the( elephant's) trunk" and" to cheat"( in a sexual/ romantic way).
The movie is about a married man's desire to have an affair with a model he just met.
The film was followed by a sequel," Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!".
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme( LCVP) is a two- year optional Education Programme of the Irish Department of Education and Skills.
LCVP was introduced in 1989.
According to the Department of Education and Skills, the programme is" designed to give a strong vocational dimension to the Leaving Certificate( established).
The programme combines the virtues of academic study with a new and dynamic focus on self- directed learning, enterprise, work and the community"
The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the Junior Certificate and are entering the senior cycle of Secondary School education, but provides a stronger vocational focus than the more established Leaving Certificate.
The LCVP aims to give students an opportunity to develop their interpersonal, vocational and technological skills as well as providing extra points for grades for getting into universities.
Students must pass four Leaving Certificate subjects, one of which must be Irish language[ only for Irish students] and one Link Modules which is optional.
Typically, students would take seven Leaving Certificate subjects along with the one link modules.
According to The Irish Examiner News, approximately 15,000( 15,274) students took exams for the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.
In comparison, according to this article, overall roughly 57,000 students recently took exams for the Irish Leaving Certificate.
Ashfield College
Ashfield College is a private post primary school founded in 1977 and located in Dundrum in Dublin, Ireland.
The school offers preparation for the Leaving Certificate examination, both as a two- year leaving certificate senior cycle, but also as a one- year( Repeat Leaving Cert.) programme.
The school also caters for overseas students wishing to study in Ireland for the Irish leaving certificate.
Twenty one leaving certificate subjects are taught at the school, and the school uses e-learning facilities( such as Moodle), and students can access course material, including recorded lectures online.
As well as the popular subjects for the leaving cert some less common leaving cert subjects of Arabic, Agricultural Science and Classical Studies are also available at Ashfield.
The school offers a career guidance service to students with advice on academic and career issues, such as advice on completing the Irish CAO college application process or the UK UCAS system.
The school also provides tuition programmes at weekends and in the evenings for students sitting the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate, also during mid-term, Christmas and Easter school holidays intense revision courses are available.
Before start of the school year there is a Pre- Leaving Cert preparation course run, this is a week where students can enroll to improve their ability in a subject or subjects which they will be studying for in the leaving cert.
The college also offers grinds in some Junior Certificate subjects, such as English, Irish and Mathematics.
The Christmas Intensive Revision Course for Leaving and Junior Cert. takes place in the first week of January.
The Easter Revision exam preparation course take place over the Easter school holidays.
Prior to the Leaving Cert exams a final revision course and exam workshop is available usually held in the last week of May.
Ashfield run specific courses for the oral Irish, French and Spanish Leaving Cert exams., these programmes include five hours tuition as well as a mock oral examinations to prepare students for the official exam.
Ridicule (film)
Ridicule is a 1996 French period drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant and Judith Godrèche.
Set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty insults and avoid ridicule oneself, the film's plot examines the social injustices of late 18 th- century France, in showing the corruption and callousness of the aristocrats.
Leaving Certificate Applied
The Leaving Certificate Applied( LCA) is a self- contained two- year programme of the Irish Department of Education and Skills.
It was first introduced in 1995.
According to the Department, the programme is" intended to meet the needs of those pupils who either choose not to opt for other Leaving Certificate Programmes.
The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the Junior Certificate and students who have taken a FÁS course.
According to The Irish Examiner News, 2,965 students recently took exams for the Leaving Certificate Applied.
Overall, according to the article, roughly 57,000 students recently took exams for the Irish Leaving Certificate.

Question: Did the movies How To Cheat In The Leaving Certificate and Ridicule (Film), originate from the same country?
Answer: no