Effroyables Jardins

Young Lucien is embarrassed by his father Jacques, who is a teacher during the week and a clown for the annual village fete. Jacques' best friend decides to put the youngster straight and, through the use of flashbacks to World War II, we find out that there's a lot more to his father than his clown routine.

Want to use Effroyables Jardins in the class? The workbook below contains many exercises and interesting ways to incorporate the film into a lesson.

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Starring:

Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon, Isabelle Candelier, Bernard Collins

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Warner Home Video

Effroyables Jardins workbook

This is a workbook based on the book and the film. (You'll need the Folio version of the book to follow the page numbers used here.) There are over 50 comprehension questions on the book. Then students are asked to watch the film, answer questions on it and compare the two.

View details on French Amazon website of Folio version of Effroyables Jardins.

Many thanks to Jeff Marsh of Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh, for providing this workbook.

Word file: 'Effroyables Jardins' workbook for French classes (69 KB)

PDF file: 'Effroyables Jardins' workbook for French classes (133 KB)

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