University
of Rome III -Languages for International Communication -
Patrick
Boylan |
Films in
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(1.) Feature films in English shown in Rome cinemas:
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(2.) English language films on cassettes and DVDs for rental:
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(3.) Films in English you can view for free (in the Language Lab): The
following films (just a selection from the vast Language Lab
catalog) |
Title of film |
Kind of English or Englishes spoken |
Film length min. |
Lab code no. |
(The) Commitments |
Irish English (Dubliner working class) |
118 |
59 |
Crocodile Dundee |
Broad Australian (+ General American) |
98 |
22 |
Do the right Thing |
Ebonics (Black inner city English: New York) |
98 |
22 |
Ghandi |
Indian English (+ RP pubic school English) |
180 |
131 |
Goodfellas |
Italo-American New York English |
96 |
31 |
Mississippi Burning |
Deep Southern U.S. English (+ Gen. Am.) |
98 |
67 |
Nashville |
Southern U.S. English (+General American) |
112 |
182 |
(The) Piano |
New Zealander English (also Scots English) |
114 |
86 |
Raining Stones |
Northern UK English (Lancashire dialect) |
110 |
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Rebel Music |
Jamaican English |
86 |
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Secrets and Lies |
London ("Estuary") English: working class |
136 |
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*Copy missing at present. Available for a purchase
fee at Video Rental Centers
. **Copy
missing at present. Available for a rental fee at
Video Rental Centers.
. ***Only a
badly damaged copy. Available for a rental fee at
Video Rental Centers.
Viewing films is good preparation, but... But there's more to learning English. To see what else you can do once you have acquired a feel for English through portrayals – click here: From films to life |