This was difficult even with the translation. I do like the dual language facility.
"V pour Vendetta" has been shared to the blog from the French reading practice section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills.
| French reading and listening practice: C2* |
In honour of Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th), let’s take a look at V for Vendetta, a 2006 political thriller film set in a dystopian United Kingdom under the rule of a neo-fascist regime, where V, the mysterious anarchist freedom fighter tries to start a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts. Highly recommended!
Here’s a video of the French-dubbed movie. The introduction scene, from 2:28 to 3:54, for the character of V features one of the best alliterative monologues ever. You’ll find the transcript of this scene below – click any phrase to read the English and find links to related French grammar lessons.
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Comments: 5
Bonjour Graham !
Yes I agree that given the speed and the level of "verbiose" vocabulary, this would definitely qualify as C2, we've now edited this article's level up :)
Bonne lecture et bonne journée !