Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/ragazzi-rossella-c460all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:00:19 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/la-memoire-dure-p660.aspx Product660 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 06:41:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/la-memoire-dure-p660.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/la-memoire-dure.jpg" alt="La Memoire Dure" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/la-memoire-dure-p660.aspx">La Memoire Dure</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/la-memoire-dure-p660.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>Ibrahim lived with his uncle in the woods in Mali, for a few days he attended Koran school. He arrived in France using his cousin's passport. Alpha comes from Liberia, he lived in the city and during the war his family was dispersed; he arrived in France with a false passport. Nawel lived in Algeria where his large family was forced to have him adopted and taken to France. All these children attended the same preparation class for learning French in a compulsory school in Paris taught by the teacher Pascale. This fast course (total immersion) is aimed at inserting them as soon as possible in normal primary school classes.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>For 9 months, the film director, an anthropologist teaching Visual Anthropology at the University of Tromso in Norway, filmed these children from various nationalities, showing how they were received in France and the relationship established between teachers and pupils. The children learn not only the language but also the values of their host society. Each child has strengths that often cannot be utilized effectively by the school but that are brought to light in the film. The struggle and endurance of the teacher reveals her to be a dedicated and passionate educator.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The children, their parents or care takers, teachers and administrators were involved as part of the filmmaking process. Issues of immigration, cultural assimilation, social integration and educational philosophy are analyzed within the context of this film.</div><div><br /></div><div><hr><br /></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS</b></div><div><div style=""><i>Jury Prize</i>, Nuoro International Film Festival Italy, 2000</div><div style="">Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway 2001</div><div style="">Festival International du Cinema du Reel, Paris, France, Centre Pompidou 2001</div><div style="">Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Musee de l’Homme, Paris 2001</div><div style="">Beeld for Beeld, Anthropological Film Festival, Amsterdam 2001</div><div style="">British Film Institute, London, Conference: Global Image or Global Media? U.K. 2001</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/ragazzi-rossella-c460all.aspx">Ragazzi, Rossella</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>