Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Nick is afraid to be seen failing, so he doesn’t try new things, but he’s happy with his lot. Camille is also afraid of failure, but desperately wants to take the leap, if only she can find the courage.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
How do you know when it’s finally time to pack up and move on, to just go for it? Some will encourage you, but what if you’re not ready, and fall flat on your face?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In the movie The Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger stars as William Thatcher, a 14th century squire who replaces his deceased employer as the competitor at a jousting competition. In this scene, he is in pursuit of a beautiful woman with a sharp tongue who won't tell him her name.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Overcome with a deep longing for his lady, and with the invaluable help of his closest confidants, William pours out his feelings for her in a heart-breaking love letter. Surely with such a gesture she will see him again, and he will remain the knight of her heart.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
On a cold British evening, Cherry Smith goes for an audition at first-time director Beaufort's Bladamir's house, who's passion for realism pushes the boundaries of cinema, and Cherry herself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Beaufort and Cherry get on with the audition, but it's only when she sees the set that it becomes clear to Cherry that something is terribly wrong.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Cherry realizes quite late what is actually going on. Beaufort levels some nasty criticism at Cherry for her acting abilities, and the producer of the film shows up.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
This is the official trailer for Babylon, a film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. It chronicles the rollercoaster fortunes of actors in the fast-changing movie scene of 1920s Hollywood.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
This film, set in the industrial North of England in the nineteen fifties, opens in a school classroom where Mrs. Hardy has gone to fetch her son after the school day. She generally stops in to chat with his teacher, Miss Thompson, much to her husband’s displeasure when he comes home from the factory expecting to find food on the table.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Mrs. Hardy does her best to deflect her son’s questions about his schoolteacher, Miss Thompson. The boy enjoys school, but the idea that one day he’ll go to college to study art is not one his grandfather has any time for.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Having studied art herself, Miss Thompson sees great value in the talent for drawing shown by Mrs. Hardy’s young boy, and decides to give his work a chance at a local art exhibition.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
It’s the weekend, and young Victor’s parents aren’t getting along well at home. It’s a relief when his mother takes the boy over to a friend’s house to play.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
While Victor stays at his friend’s to play, his mother and aunty Alice walk in the sunshine. Alice, who will soon emigrate to Australia, accuses Mrs. Hardy of not being in touch with her true feelings, and is surprised by a revelation about her sister’s past.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Miss Thompson drops Mrs. Hardy and Victor off after an evening out, and Mr. Hardy is not happy with his wife. He has strong views about her spending time with an “educated” woman, and lets her know that.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Victor and his mother reluctantly accept a lift to an important meeting at the town hall, where some exciting news awaits the budding artist!
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