EDUCATION PROGRAMME 2009


The Electric Cinema in association with Reel Access and Screen West Midlands will hosting eductional screenings throughout 2009. Each screening will include a lecture about the chosen film, the film industry in general and the history of the Electric Cinema.

The screenings can hold up to 75 students.

All screenings will include refreshments.

The films listed below are our suggestions, however, if you have any special requirements or requests for specific films, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Tickets are £5 per student

Please book via - ecinema.education@googlemail.com
or contact 0121 643 7879 if you have any specific enquiries.

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Romeo + Juliet (12)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite,
US 1996, 120mins

The story is, of course, about a pair of star-crossed lovers. Shakespeare’s famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona. Still retaining its original dialogue, the gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers court their tragic destiny.

Romeo & Juliet is aimed at Yr 7 plus and has been chosen to compliment the curriculum for key stage 3 particularly the study of this Shakespearean text.




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Bombs at Teatime (U)
80mins
Bombs at Teatime, is a selection of fascinating films that provide an illuminating glimpse of 1940s Britain looking at how we lived, the Home Front and, particularly, domestic life. At times wry, affectionate, informative or surprising, these films document a time of great austerity as Britain sought to retain a sense of normality in the shadow of World War II.

This BFI film will compliment the teaching of Modern History particularly highlighting the War Years. It is suitable for key stage 3 / 4 and VI form.

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Amadeus (PG)
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, US, 1984, 160mins

Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart’s music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he can’t understand why God favored Mozart, such a vulgar creature, to be his instrument. Salieri’s envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is set to take revenge.

This film charts the life of Mozart and demonstrates his genius as a composer as well introducing the viewer to his music. The film is aimed at students studying music at GCSE or AS level.

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March of the Penguins (U)
Director: Luc Jacquet, 80 min, US 2006

Visually breathtaking documentary,
following the arduous journey made by Penguins in Antarctica each winter. Emperor penguins in their thousands abandon the deep blue security of their ocean home and clamber onto the frozen ice to begin their long journey into a region so bleak, so extreme, it supports no other wildlife at this time of year.

This documentary has been chosen as part of the programme as it demonstrates excellent documentary making skills. It will compliment the teaching of media courses as well as any teaching about Antarctic geography. It as suitable for all years.

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Das Wundervon Bern (PG)
Director: Sönke Wortmann
Starring: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Mirko Lang, Ger, 2003, 118mins

Richard, a coal miner from Essen, returns after nearly a decade of being a Soviet prisoner of war in Siberia. In the meantime, his wife, two sons and one daughter have reached a minimum standard of living without him. When he is unexpectedly repatriated in 1954, he has severe problems in reintegrating himself with his family and country.

This film will not only compliment German teaching but also represents a specific time in history as it shows the life of a young boy growing up in Eastern Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall and in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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Bride and Prejudice (12A)
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, UK/US, 2004, 107mins

A Bollywood update of Jane Austen’s classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.

This film is a modern twist on the classic novel Pride and Prejudice. It will not only compliment the teaching of this English novel but also demonstrate the Bollywood style of movie making. It is a fun comedy and suitable for Yr 8+.

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