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Serpent
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 Message 497 of 656
09 August 2012 at 6:00pm | IP Logged 
A classic half challenge - 50 movies, 50 books.
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Anya
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 Message 498 of 656
09 August 2012 at 8:41pm | IP Logged 
Update: German 8%
Read 3.9/100 books
"Grammar"
"German for 30 days"
"Methode90:Units 12-20"
"Ines meines Herzens"
"Die schonheit des augenblicks"(exibition book)

Watched 18.4/100 films
TV:
News
"Galileo"
"Literature im foyer"
"Spiegelshow"
+other tv watching
Films:
"Che"
"Empire"
"Ryans Tochter"    
"Karate kid"
"Willkomen bei den Sch'tis"
"Die Bruder Karamasow "
"Vorleser"
Serials
"Csi"
"Bigbentheory"
"Dokumentationsreihe: der Inn"

1.6/100 pieces of writing
"German for 30 days": copying, exercises
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kanewai
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 Message 499 of 656
09 August 2012 at 9:51pm | IP Logged 
Kerrie wrote:
I've realized that I need to work more on my French before I can watch
movies comfortably. If I watch with English subs, I find myself not even listening to
the French. .... Maybe I will try French audio and French subs with a movie I'm
familiar with, and see how that goes, since my reading is far stronger than my
listening comprehension.
I feel the same way, although it depends on the level
of street-talk in the movie.   I can't follow crime movies or indie dramas at all, but
comedies seem to be a lot easier. I can 'hear' the French even though I'm reading the
English - it's almost like using Assimil.

But it's been frustrating finding French movies with French subtitles; most only have
English. I've only found a few so far, and would love to hear what others have found.

French movies with French subtitles:
Camille Claudel (Bruno Nuytten, 1988) - I just started this. Camille was a
student of Rodin's. So far I really enjoy it.
La cage aux folles (Edouard Molinaro, 1978) - Drag queens in the south of
France. The leads actors are great; the supporting actors are dull.
La grande séduction (Jean-François Pouliot, 2003) - Cute indie comedy from
Quebec.

Comedies with easier-to-follow French:
Le dîner de cons (Francis Veber, 1998)
8 femmes (François Ozon, 2002) - A surreal candy-colored murder-mystery musical.
I loved it, but not everyone will.
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wv girl
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 Message 500 of 656
10 August 2012 at 3:21pm | IP Logged 
I share listening comprehension frustrations with many of you. While I can understand many podcasts &
intermediate level Veinte Mundos presentations pretty easily, some dialogues in movies kill me. I watched "Y tu
mama tambien" this week ... the language the boys used, lots of cursing, mostly passed over my head. When
the narrator spoke, I understood so much better.

This movie has been available for several years, but I never rented it. I was pretty put off by what seemed to be
its premise, mainly that of an older woman initiating teenage boys sexually. It seemed to have gotten good
reviews, but I wasn't convinced. Well, having watched it, I'm still not convinced! I even stopped watching to look
up exactly what good things critics had to say about the film before finishing it. Still think it's based more on
male fantasy, even if it does reflect on differences between the rich and poor of Mexico.

Haven't gotten much reading done ... mostly stuff in People en Espanol, which I don't officially count!

So my update is:

Peliculas: 6/50

5. Y tu mama tambien
6. Veinte Mundos & podcasts from Notes in Spanish (94 min)







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Serpent
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 Message 501 of 656
10 August 2012 at 5:54pm | IP Logged 
Is anyone else informally doing a 100+50 challenge? I've already reached 40 Polish "movies" and I still have a great Sapkowski audiobook and some other resources I'd love to use. However, I'm definitely not going to read more than 50 books.
@surrealix would it be possible to keep track of what I continue to listen without it counting?
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Kerrie
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 Message 502 of 656
11 August 2012 at 12:24am | IP Logged 
wv girl wrote:
I watched "Y tu mama tambien" this week ... the language the boys used, lots of cursing, mostly passed over my head. When
the narrator spoke, I understood so much better.   


I was watching Disney's Peter Pan last night (in Italian), and had the same problem. Not swear words as much as pirate talk. I was really glad I had subtitles, or I would have been completely lost for most of the movie! Now I have to watch something else to boost my poor, battered self-esteem. :-)
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Serpent
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 Message 503 of 656
11 August 2012 at 1:36am | IP Logged 
We can watch HP together tomorrow:) <3
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Anya
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 Message 504 of 656
12 August 2012 at 12:27pm | IP Logged 
Update:Japanese 6%

Read 1.6/50 books
" grammar "
"The sputnik sweet heart "

Watched 4/50 films
films:
"Idiot "
"Kozure okami"
"Yukinojo henge"
others:
"Assimil:units 1-34"


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