Film Information for
Cinema for Language Conversation Texts
Focus
Publishing cannot guarantee the availability of the films featured in any of
the books in our Cinema for Language Conversation series. Every effort has been made to include films
that are readily available, but movie distribution and rights are always
changing. We hop that the following
guide and links below will help you track down the movies, so you can begin
using the texts along with the movies, as innovative teaching tools.
What’s the best place to start?
Depending
on your preference either to buy or to rent, you will find these sources a good
jumping-off point.
Most of the films are available through the following three venues, or a
combination of them.
www.amazon.com
On any of our Cinema for Language Conversation individual book's
page, you can click on a film's title and the link will take you to the
www.Amazon.com page where the DVD (or VHS format) of that film is available for
sale.
www.bn.com
Whether you visit your local Barnes & Noble store or purchase the movie
on-line, this is a good place to shop price comparisons and availability.
www.blockbuster.com &
www.netflix.com
Whether you visit your local Blockbuster store or obtain the movie through
theirs or Netflix’s mail order/digital download program, this is a good place
to shop availability.
What other options do I have?
Specialized
language distributors are a great resource for purchases.
They also attend most of the Foreign Language Conventions offered around the
country.
Applause Learning | www.applauselearning.com
World of Reading | www.wor.com
1-World Festival of
Foreign Films | www.1worldfilms.com
What if I can’t find some movies,
or what if I’ve discovered that they are out of print?
If
you’re still having trouble, Focus authors and customers have found the best
way to find hard-to-get foreign films is to search a used marketplace online.
Ebay | www.ebay.com
Half.com | www.half.com
What if it’s not in my budget to
purchase the films?
If
buying any or all of the films featured in these textbooks is not in the budget
for you or your school, and your school’s library does not carry them, you may
consider the following rent-by mail services:
www.blockbuster.com (monthly
membership rent-by-mail service)
www.netflix.com (monthly membership rent-by-mail service)
www.facets.org (specialty language rent-by-mail service)
www.cervantes.org
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Sometimes
in locating a particular version of a film, you will need locate the movie by the English translated title, or include the year
of release.
Where possible, a direct link has been provided so you can purchase the DVD’s directly
through Amazon.com.
Underlined titles are linked directly to the related Amazon.com page for that DVD.
French
La
France contemporaine à travers ses
films
Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas
(Don't Worry, I'm Fine)
Entre Les Murs (The Class)
L’esquive
L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish
Apartment)
Ressources humaines
Une hirondelle a fait le printemps
(The Girl From Paris)
Le Petit Lieutenant
Le goût des autres (The Taste of
Others)
Cinema for French Conversation,
3/e
Inch’Allah dimanche
(2001)
Jean de Florette
(1986)
Manon of the Spring(1987)
Ressources humaines
(1999)
Madame Bovary(1991)
Marius Et Jeannette
(1997)
Amélie (2001)
L’esquive
Ridicule (1996)
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
(2000)
Au revoir les enfants
(1987)
8 femmes (2002)
Cyrano de Bergerac
(1990)
The Horseman on the Roof
(1995)
A Sunday in the Country
(1984)
Life and Nothing But
(1999)
The Last Metro
(1981)
The Dinner Game
(1999)
Cinéphile: French Language and
Culture through Film, 1/e and 2/e
The Tripletts of Belleville
(2004)
The Butterfly or Le Papillion [French Version - No
Eng Subs] (2002)
To Be and
to Have (2002)
The Visitors (1993)
The Spanish Apartment
(2002)
Read My Lips (2001)
Look at
Me (2004)
Métisse (also known as Café au
Lait) (1993)
Bon Voyage (2003)
German
Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture
through Film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(1920)
Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror
(1922)
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
(1927)
The Blue Angel
(1930)
M(1931)
Kuhle
Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)
Triumph of the Will(1935)
Jew Süss
(1940)
The Murderers Are among Us /
Murderers among Us (1946)
Berlin - Schönhauser Corner (1957)
Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
(1958)
The Bridge (1959)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)
The Legend of Paul and Paula
(1973)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(1975)
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
The Tin Drum(1979)
Marianne and Juliane(US)
/ The German Sisters (
UK)
(1981)
The Boat(1981)
Wings of Desire(1987)
The Nasty Girl
(1990)
Nobody Loves Me
(1995)
The Promise (1994)
Rossini,
or the Fatal Question, Who Slept with Whom
Sun Alley (1999)
Run Lola Run(1998)
Forget America (2000)
Mostly Martha
(2001)
Nowhere in Africa
(2001)
Good Bye, Lenin!
(2003)
Cinema for German Conversation
Merry Christmas
Rosenstraße
Das Wunder von Bern
Solino
Das Leben der Anderen
Berlin is in Germany
Alles auf Zucker
Am Ende kommen Touristen
Im Juli
Kebab Connection
Die Blindgänger
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Italian
Ciak... si
parla italiano
Divorce - Italian Style(1961)
We All Loved Each Other So Much
(1974)
Cinema Paradiso(1988)
The Icicle Thief
(1989)
Ciao Professore(1993)
Wild Flower (1993)
The Postman(1994)
Life is Beautiful
(1997)
Nirvana (1997)
Kisses and Hugs
(1999)
Bread and Tulips
(2000)
One Hundred Steps
(2000)
The Son's Room/2001)
The Last Kiss
(2001)
His Secret Life(2001)
A Heart Elsewhere
(2003)
Portuguese
Cinema for Portuguese Conversation
The Middle of the World
(2003)
Central Station
(1998)
Vidas Secas(1963)
Carandiru (2003)
Bus 174 (2002)
City of God (2002)
Four Days in September(1998)
Foreign Land (1996)
Testamento(1998)
April Captains
(2000)
Dona Flor E Seus Dois Maridos
(1976)
Eu Tu Eles (2000)
Black Orpheus
(1959)
Orfeu(1999)
Russian
Cinema for Russian Conversation,
Volume I
Cinderella
The Cranes Are Flying
Ivan Vasiljevich Changes
Profession
Irony of Fate
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Autumn Marathon
Circus
Cinema for Russian Conversation,
Volume II
A Cruel Romance
Adam’s Rib
Prisoner of the Mountains
The Thief
Princess
and the Beans
Sympathy
Seeker
East-West
Animation for Russian Conversation
Amazon website
Atlant express (Germany)
Masters of Russian Animation
Volume 2
Atlant express (Germany)
| Ozon.ru | Azuro.ru
Spanish
Cinema for Spanish Conversation,
2/e
Men with Guns (1998)
El norte (1984)
Like Water for Chocolate
(1993)
Danzón(1991)
María Full of Grace(2004)
Details of a Duel(1989)
The City and the Dogs(2004)
We're All Stars(1994)
The Motorcycle Diaries(2004)
I Don't Want to Talk About It(1994)
The Official Story
(1985)
Wild Horses(1995)
A Place in the World
(1994)
Strawberry and Chocolate
(1994)
Nueba Yol(1996)
Guantanamera(1997)
Belle Epoque(1994)
¡ Ay, Carmela!
(1991)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown(1998)
All About My Mother
(1999)
The Sea Inside(2004)
¡De película! Spanish Conversation through
Film
Under the Same Moon
(2007)
Danzón(1991)
The City and the Dogs
(2004)
I Don't Want to Talk About It(1994)
Wild Horses(1995)
Machuca (2004)
Guantanamera(1997)
Nueba Yol (1996)
Carol's Journey
Cinema for Spanish Conversation,
3/e
Hombres armados
El norte
Como agua para chocolate
Danzón
María llena eres de gracia
Todos somos estrellas
Diarios de motocicleta
De eso no se habla
La historia oficial
Caballos salvajes
Fresa y chocolate
Nueba Yol
Guantanamera
Belle Epoque
¡Ay, Carmela!
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de
nervios
Todo sobre mi madre
Mar adentro