Educational activity around the short film French roast
Be able to question and challenge initial judgments.
French roast © Pumpkin factory
TitleFrench roast
ThemeAppearance
Genre & keywordsComic, restaurant, cafe, homeless
Age (for film)6-11 years old
Duration08 min 17 s
DirectorFabrice O. Joubert
MusicOlivier Lliboutry
ProductionPumpkin factory (France, 2008)
Identify, in order to overcome them, certain preconceptions and cultural stereotypes.
The short film “French roast” was integrated into the Canopé course on appearances, the objective of which is to give rise to a reflection on the way we see others. Our society places great importance on image. Our idea of others begins with their appearance. Getting out of this straitjacket which sometimes erases our feelings, our sensitivity to better understand and accept others is at the heart of this idea of “living well together”: tolerance, respect...
The objective of the debate is to get the student to question and challenge their initial judgments. This reflective debate can be done orally through a discussion with a philosophical aim both in its approach and in the learning it involves. “The EMC mainly ensures the understanding of the rule and the law. » (BO, Nov. 2015). This ties in with the idea of respect for others, for what they are or what they show. Thus, the four films encourage the establishment of debates on this question: are we what we think we show?
Viewing of the film and first discussion on the notion of appearance and its importance. Does appearance reveal who we really are? Install a device: a film / a group who comes to relate what they have understood, then validation viewing by the class.
First debate: Is appearance important to express who we are or should it be erased to reveal our true personality?
Second possible debate: Does the reputation of a person, of their profession, harm their true personality?
