Language Lessons and Spanglish: the experience of learning and living a foreign a language

 

There are many films about learning a language and Language Lessons is a good example of Zoom learning in pandemic.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by Natalie Morales and written in collaboration with her co-star Mark Duplass, this charming and award-winning comedy follows a Spanish teacher and her student whose online connection takes on far more importance than either could have anticipated.

For his 45th birthday, wealthy Californian Adam (Mark Duplass) receives a surprise gift from his choreographer partner: 100 weekly Spanish lessons with Cariño (Natalie Morales), a vivacious expat who teaches virtually from her home in Costa Rica. Adam's unconvinced at first; a self-described “creature-of-habit”, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his carefully-structured routine. But after unexpected events turn his life upside down, Cariño becomes a lifeline he didn’t know he needed, and a complicated emotional bond develops...

Upending classic meet-cute tropes, this clever and unassuming film effortlessly shifts between comedy and pathos, echoing the ups and downs of life. Bittersweet, honest and fresh, LANGUAGE LESSONS is a disarmingly moving exploration of friendship and connection.

Source: https://www.palacefilms.com.au/language-lessons

Another interesting film about both languages and the people and culture in them: Spanglish, starred by Paz Vega. I went to see it with 2nd year bachillerato students and it was a source of many debates about the many layers of the film: migration, wroking in another country, 2nd generations, languages, bilinguism...
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