Follows a man who, 37 years ago, was kicked off his collegiate football team for an altercation. Now at 59, he still carries that burden. He decides to go back to school to get his degree and try out for the team to redeem his past.

Follows a man who, 37 years ago, was kicked off his collegiate football team for an altercation. Now at 59, he still carries that burden. He decides to go back to school to get his degree and try out for the team to redeem his past.

The French Teacher follows Cleo, a woman in her late-40s who is grappling with complicated personal dilemmas. Hesitantly, she begins an affair with Matthew, a student half her age. After the death of Cleo's father, her daughter Sophie returns home from New York to stay with her. The already fraught relationship between mother and daughter is intensified when a triangle emerges between Cleo, Sophie and Matthew. The present collides with the past, as long-buried family issues are unearthed in this complex, intergenerational drama.

The French Teacher follows Cleo, a woman in her late-40s who is grappling with complicated personal dilemmas. Hesitantly, she begins an affair with Matthew, a student half her age. After the death of Cleo's father, her daughter Sophie returns home from New York to stay with her. The already fraught relationship between mother and daughter is intensified when a triangle emerges between Cleo, Sophie and Matthew. The present collides with the past, as long-buried family issues are unearthed in this complex, intergenerational drama.

Arte、ABC和Smithsonian Channel联合制作，Michael O'Neill执导。 　　在亚马逊的一个偏远地区，住着Piraha部落的最后300名成员。他们拥有世界上最奇怪的语言之一:他们对颜色和数字没有文字，这使它成为语言学家中最热门的辩论之一。 　　1970年代，一名年轻有抱负的基督教传教士丹尼尔·埃弗雷特，一个留着红胡子的高大的美国人，为了拯救土著的灵魂，去了亚马逊雨林。30年来,他试图理解附近难辨认的亚马孙河流域的语言，作为一个语言学家,他将挑战的是诺姆·乔姆斯基的普遍语法理论。埃弗里特最具争议性的观点是，“皮拉语”缺乏“递归”——即构建无限数量句子的能力。

Arte、ABC和Smithsonian Channel联合制作，Michael O'Neill执导。 　　在亚马逊的一个偏远地区，住着Piraha部落的最后300名成员。他们拥有世界上最奇怪的语言之一:他们对颜色和数字没有文字，这使它成为语言学家中最热门的辩论之一。 　　1970年代，一名年轻有抱负的基督教传教士丹尼尔·埃弗雷特，一个留着红胡子的高大的美国人，为了拯救土著的灵魂，去了亚马逊雨林。30年来,他试图理解附近难辨认的亚马孙河流域的语言，作为一个语言学家,他将挑战的是诺姆·乔姆斯基的普遍语法理论。埃弗里特最具争议性的观点是，“皮拉语”缺乏“递归”——即构建无限数量句子的能力。

The actions taken out by the bullies in the film were inspired by the real events that took place at a private boys school in Sydney.

The actions taken out by the bullies in the film were inspired by the real events that took place at a private boys school in Sydney.

Résumé : Table ronde entre deux enseignants du secondaire, Madame Thibaud et Monsieur Ritz et trois linguistes, Melle Huot, Mme Martinet et Monsieur Ducrot sur les difficultés rencontrées par les enseignants pour apprendre le français aux enfants qui leur sont confiés (source : Média-Scérén)

Résumé : Table ronde entre deux enseignants du secondaire, Madame Thibaud et Monsieur Ritz et trois linguistes, Melle Huot, Mme Martinet et Monsieur Ducrot sur les difficultés rencontrées par les enseignants pour apprendre le français aux enfants qui leur sont confiés (source : Média-Scérén)