Père et fils

Questions (comprehension, culture, vocabulary)

1. The word fils in French has an 's' on the end whether it's singular or plural. Are there other nouns like this in French?

2. At what point during the film does the viewer learn the specific source of conflict between the two older brothers? What is the problem between them?

3. Whose wife is mentioned but never seen?

4. Which Canadian province do they visit?

5. What is the word used to describe what the mother on the farm does?

6. How do the people in the family address each other (tu or vous)?

7. How do the people on the farm in Québec address the visitors from France? Do they keep the same forms of address throughout that entire part of the film?

8. In the scene near the beginning of the film with everyone at the birthday dinner/party, how many times is the negative particle ne used along with the second negative particle (such as pas, rien, jamais, etc.)?

9. In this same scene with everyone at the birthday celebration, which structure(s) do people use for asking questions? What are the different structures that they could use? Which structures are marked as formal or informal?

10. Which are the food items and types of beverages mentioned during the birthday celebration?

11. During the second transcribed scene, who uses the negative particle ne along with other particles such as pas, rien, etc.? Is the ne used with all negations in this scene or other scenes? What is different about the time(s) when ne is used versus when it is not used (manner, content, structure, etc.)?