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Last week was le jour (the day) that Marty McFly went into the future, but with le voyage dans le temps (time-travel), being off by a week doesn’t matter too much. There’s still plenty of time to watch the movie in French!

The title of the film is une traduction littérale (a literal translation):

"Retour vers lé futur"

Image by Alan Preciado / Mr. Pinkeyes on Flickr.

Le film (the movie) is just as iconic in France as it is in the US and the UK. All the talk about BI reminded me of one of the best ways to practice French.

Rather than watching les films en VO (movies in their original langauge, Version Originale), find les films en VF (movies dubbed in French, Version Française)! It’s bizarre watching un film en VF, because the lips don’t exaclty match the dialogue, but it’s easier to follow the story if you’re already familar with it and, more importantly, already know you like it.

Par exemple (for example), I watch Harry Potter films for hours to have a relaxing way to practice French when I’m too tired to sit down and study textbooks with all their grammar and vocabulary.

Even if you don’t like les films en VF, it’s worth trying to give yourself a new way to practice and a new way to appreciate your films préférés (favorite movies)!

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

This blog was originally posted on The French Language Blog pages.