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BONJOUR TRISTESSE

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I revised by collating exam questions from past papers (various examination boards) - this gives you a clear idea of the themes/ pattern of questions that are likely to come up this is my collection- I included the indicative content from the mark schemes to help with y revision of Bonjour Tristesse

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A LEVEL FRENCH REVISION NOTES – BONJOUR TRISTESSE

Writing about a film

Dans ce film, il s’agit de…

Mon analyse s’appuie sur…

… nous permet de comprendre la manière dont…

Une manière dont le réalisateur …, c’ est ...

L’action se déroule à …

C’est avec … que le réalisateur a fait sa marque

Les effets spéciaux sont / Le dialogue est …

Comme ces exemples l’indiquent…

Comme je l’ai démontré,…

le réalisateur a voulu montrer que.../ dénoncer




Principal Examiner Top Tip

“The introduction of the essay should be short and relevant to the question set. Indeed, the core
of the candidate’s argument might be stated in a single sentence. A preamble giving background
information about the film is not necessary. Candidates, who write long introductions giving
information, for example about the cast, the director, the author, the historical context (unless
relevant), or the date the film was released are merely wasting both time and words. Candidates
should also resist the urge to use a pre-learnt paragraph for their introduction. A good approach
for candidates to take whilst writing their essay during the examination (and when writing essays
in class or for homework) would be to regularly refer back to their introduction to check that
what they are writing in their essay is exactly what they have said they would do in their
introduction.”

, Exam Essay Writing Advice:

Summary of key points

• Planning is vital. The better and more detailed the plan the better the essay. Noting the evidence
to back up the ideas improves the structure and clarity of the essay.

• Questions on characters proved the most popular. However, candidates must take care to note
the exact task set and angle their knowledge critically.

• Accuracy requires urgent attention. Tenses, especially the perfect, negatives, gender,
agreement and pronouns must be used accurately.

• To improve performance and gain AO4 marks in the top 2 bands the
difference between analysis and description is crucial. Evidence from the
novel is required.


Some suggested essay sentences:

Cécile a 17 ans et passe ses vacances avec son père Raymond, 40 ans, veuf
depuis 15 ans mais collectionneur de femmes, d’ailleurs ils partent avec Elsa sa
maîtresse.

Ils profitent du soleil, de la plage, de la mer, les soirées bien arrosées, les fêtes,
ils ont un côté très hédoniste.

Une jeune fille de 17 ans, belle, délicieusement et volontairement futile,
rencontre un jeune homme sur une plage.

Son père de quarante ans, dragueur invétéré et insouciant tombe lui sur
une maîtresse femme au caractère bien trempé.

La jeune fille, qui craint pour sa liberté et son mode de vie insouciant, est
prise d'une inspiration subite afin de récupérer son père.

Cécile rencontre Cyril jeune étudiant en Droit, premiers ébats amoureux.

Surgit Anne une ancienne amie de sa mère, une femme droite, cultivée, et
séduisante, mais qui ne correspond pas à leur façon de concevoir la vie .

Au centre du roman se trouve Cécile, une jeune française de dix-sept ans
qui cherche à influencer les relations de son père avec des femmes, en
créant des intrigues.

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