French Comic Books

Tue 28 Nov
School Activities

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

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Programme

 

10:30am: choose between the 2 following activities:

  • Library Activity (12-13 years old)
    Are you familiar with the famous French comic book collections? Our librarians will take you on a fun hunt through the Library collections to get familiar with all the famous characters such as Tintin, Astérix, Boule & Bill…
  • Language Activity (14-16 years old)
    Work around the trailer of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc Sec and discover the world of the comic book and the film through exciting activities!

12:00pm : Lunch break

12:45pm: Screening – Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc Sec

cert. 12; by Luc Besson with Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, 2011, 104′, feature, in French with English subtitles

Year 1912, Adele Blanc-Sec is a young reporter from Paris. A 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg in the natural history museum of Paris has mysteriously hatched, and the bird subjects the city to a reign of terror. But it takes more to faze the intrepid Adele Blanc-Sec.

14:40pm: End of the day

 

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