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    Christmas short film

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    Does anybody know a short film (about ten to twenty minutes) about / related to Christmas? My class would like to watch something but they're not good enough for a feature film like 'Love, actually' or something. (They're adults, not children.)

    I've tried googling and youtube, but what I found was mainly edifying Christian stuff... Any tips?


    Author Gibson (418762) 15 Dec 17, 19:02
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    Ich habe mal wahllos bei YT eingegeben 'Hans Christian Andersen 'und 'fairy tale'. Dieses Märchen geht 10 min:
    The Little Fir Tree.
    Hab quergeschaut. Vielleicht passt das ja. Es wird nicht viel gesprochen, wenn dann langsam und in American English. Es mag ein wenig kitschig sein oder zu baby-ish. Du kannst deine Schüler besser einschätzen. ...
    #1AuthorBraunbärin (757733) 15 Dec 17, 19:21
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    There are several short videos about the history of Christmas on YouTube, if you're interested in something like that. Like "The Hidden History of Christmas," for instance, which comes in at 20 minutes and a few seconds. I haven't seen it myself, but if you look, there are numerous options.
    #2Author dude (253248) 15 Dec 17, 19:25
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    I assume you are looking for an English-language film? Does it matter whether it uses AE or BE? How much foul language is acceptable?

    I often enjoy the mini-movies selected by my local public television station for their series "Film School Shorts", which can also be found on YouTube under that name. I cannot find anything related to Christmas right now, but spotted one film related to New Year's: "Glory Days".
    #3Author Norbert Juffa (236158) 15 Dec 17, 19:27
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    Thank you so far. Let me anser some questions/ comments:

    Does it matter whether it uses AE or BE?
    No; I personally tend to prefer BE, but everything is fine.

    How much foul language is acceptable? Some - they're adults, and German, so won't be unduly shocked. (but I'm not sure Christmas stories should have a lot of foul language anyway)

    about the history of Christmas
    No quite what I'm looking for, but I'll have a look

    mag ein wenig kitschig sein oder zu baby-ish.
    Yes, I'm afraid so. The bit I heard seemed to be aimed at quite young children.

    Es wird nicht viel gesprochen
    slowly is good, but not much is not - they want to hear English

    I'll go and look at 'film school shorts' now.

    --
    I found this, by the way, but unfortunately, it's too difficult (about the 12 Days of Christmas - what on Earth is the girl going to do with all that stuff?)
    #4Author Gibson (418762) 15 Dec 17, 19:50
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    Noch nicht klar:
    Es sind Englischlernende - auf welchem Niveau?
    #5AuthorBraunbärin (757733) 15 Dec 17, 20:30
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    Und den habe ich gefunden - hat nichts mit Weihnachten zu tun, aber ist super cute, if you like that kind of thing:

    Braunbärin, ich schätze zwischen A2 und B1, fortgeschrittene Anfänger bis pre-intermediate. Aber so ganz simpel muss es nicht sein, ich kann ja zwischendurch anhalten, wiederholen und Sachen erklären.
    #6Author Gibson (418762) 15 Dec 17, 21:08
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    See how you like this one ("The Naughty List"):


    #7Author Norbert Juffa (236158) 15 Dec 17, 21:24
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    Could it be a scene from a movie? That might be the easiest to find, since there are so many movies with something about Christmas in them. The best-known ones are aired on TV over and over here, but if they're not as well known there, that could be a little cultural knowledge that they might enjoy -- either classics like 'It's a Wonderful Life' or 'Holiday Inn,' or shorter animated classics for TV like 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.'


    There are also tons of movies that have a Christmas scene in them -- one classic is 'Little Women,' which exists in many versions, though it might be a little sentimental for your taste.

    A family favorite of ours is a Christmas opera, 'Amahl and the Night Visitors,' which was first made for TV and is in English -- a scene or two from it might work.

    Just web searching on 'Christmas' plus 'short films' brings up several lists, if you filter out the ones marked 'evangelism' or the like.



    #8Author hm -- us (236141) 15 Dec 17, 22:02
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    That might be a bit too rude, Norbert.

    I did google 'Christmas' and 'short films', hm, and got a lot of what you got too, but they were almost all for kids or very old. I thought maybe somebody had done this before, in his or her class, or happened to know a good short film.

    The best one I've found so far, for my purposes, is this one:

    but other ideas are welcome.
    #9Author Gibson (418762) 15 Dec 17, 22:41
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    Hey, none of that "edifying Christian stuff", though! I guess my question about foul language makes a bit more sense now? :-)

    So that other can get their bearings: From your current selection it looks like you are looking for "edifying stuff", as long as it's not overtly Christian?
    #10Author Norbert Juffa (236158) 15 Dec 17, 23:51
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    From what Gibson has stated about her students, slowly spoken and clearly enunciated English is probably most suitable for them, and that is typically not what one will encounter with stand-up comedy.
    #12Author Norbert Juffa (236158) 16 Dec 17, 01:36
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    https://meetthenativity.com/
    The website is unashamedly Christian, but I think the films themselves might suit your purpose, Gibson. It's a 'Christmas comedy' in four 5-minute episodes that's been doing the rounds on my Facebook feed. Love Actually-esque. I've seen the first two and the first one especially has: British comedy of manners, British Christmas traditions (mince pies, Christmas jumpers, midnight mass) and... well, I won't spoil it. The punchline's a good 'un.

    The only problem is that my household is asleep so I've had to watch the first one again with the sound off so I can't gauge the comprehension level, but I could follow what was going on purely from facial expressions! I reckon my A1 class would enjoy them.
    #13Author papousek (343122) 16 Dec 17, 07:46
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    Dickens: A Christmas Carol 
    (Zeichentrick aus den 70ern, Länge 25 Min., BE)

    Sprachlich recht anspruchsvoll, doch bei entsprechender Vorentlasung in den Bereichen Inhalt und Wortschatz funktioniert es mit Erwachsenen gut, habe es bereits ausprobiert.



    Hier eine kürzere Version mit englischen Untertiteln, sehr klar gesprochen (ca. 15 Min.)

    @ Nica
    Schön der Clip mit Eric Idle.
    :-)

    #14Authorcookie crumbler (484354) 16 Dec 17, 10:23
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    Unter den Sitcoms gibt es einige Weihnachtsepisoden (z.B. Friends, Frasier, oder auch familienorientierte Sendungen).
    Zwar sind manche Witze/Wortspiele zu erklären, andererseits mag ich die begrenzte Bühne und die oftmals bei den Schülern bekannten Darsteller.
    #15Author thisismyknick (1117613) 16 Dec 17, 12:07
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    Thank you all very much. I'll work my way through the links, but papousek's look good, though very short (only looked at one so far). Merry Christmas. (Bit early, but I'm in the mood now :)
    #16Author Gibson (418762) 16 Dec 17, 18:45
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    Ich würde für den Unterricht von den Videos in #13 abraten, weil Gibson wahrscheinlich nicht davon ausgehen kann, dass alle ihre Schüler gläubige Christen sind. (Ich habe die drei Videos gerade angesehen, sie sind missionarisch christlich angelegt und ansonsten uninteressant.)
    #17Author Nica (de) (236745) 16 Dec 17, 21:44
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    #16 Danke, ebenfalls!

    # 17 Und dein Eric Idle ist könnte wiederum bei denen, die es sind, falsch ankommen. ;-)
    #18Authorcookie crumbler (484354) 17 Dec 17, 15:03
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    #18 Das würde mich überraschen, weil sich Idles Text gegen den ganzen kommerziellen Kram wendet, aber (sicherlich ganz bewusst) nicht gegen irgendjemandes Glaubensinhalte.
    #19Author Nica (de) (236745) 17 Dec 17, 16:03
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    Nica, ich persönlich verstehe das Lied wie du und so wird es auch der aufgeklärte moderne Christ tun. Allerdings bin ich bereits auf eine Sorte Christ gestoßen, bei welcher der Spaß bei Monty Python (Life of Brian, evtl. der verlinkte Clip...) aufhört. Darauf wollte ich dezent hingewiesen haben - nicht weniger, nicht mehr. (Anstatt 'denen' hätte ich aus Gründen der Klarheit besser 'manchen' verwenden sollen in #18; das 'ist' dort gehört ganz weg.)
    #20Authorcookie crumbler (484354) 17 Dec 17, 16:17
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    Nicht fehlgehen kannst du mit a very Sara Xmas. Er ist nicht erbaulich und ist bestens geeignet für Erwachsene. Er dauert allerdings nur eine Minute, weshalb ich vorschlage, dass du ihn 10-20 mal laufen lässt. Danach werden alle deine Schüler topmotiviert und hellwach sein.
    #21Author mordnilap (835133) 22 Dec 17, 21:57
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    Unbedingt empfehle ich Blackadders "Christmas Carol", eine satirische Verballhornung der Dickenschen Christmas Carol. Eine DVD zumindest mit den englischen Untertiteln empfiehlt sich dabei indessen schon.
    #22Author Chrysalis66 (1189140) 22 Dec 17, 23:28
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    Für alle, die dieses Jahr einen längeren Film anschauen möchten - The Man Who Invented Christmas:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx3ctBjG6yI&f...



    #23Authorcookie crumbler (484354) 15 Nov 18, 19:29
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    You could look for animated shorts or festive comedy sketches, as they tend to be simple yet engaging. Another option is a lighthearted holiday-themed short film with minimal dialogue, which might work well for your class.

    #24AuthorAngeloAurther (2931783) 20 Feb 25, 16:50
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    Dieser Klassiker wurde noch nicht genannt. In "Big Business" betätigen sich die sehr wunderbaren Laurel & Hardy als Weihnachtsbaum-Verkäufer ... Ist allerdings eher ein Stummfilm von 1929.

    #25Author Dr. Dark (658186) 21 Feb 25, 12:19
     
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