Movies and TvShows featuring "language-teaching" theme.

Mind Your Language is a British sitcom that follows the story of an English teacher named Mr. Brown who is tasked with teaching English to a diverse group of adult students. The show revolves around the hilarious miscommunications, cultural clashes, and language-learning adventures that arise in the classroom.

Four friends go on a vacation to Cambodia, but their trip takes a dark turn when one of them goes missing. As they search for answers, long-held secrets and hidden guilt come to light. The group must confront their pasts and face the consequences of their actions.

Tanguy is a 28-year-old man who still lives with his parents. His parents are desperate to get rid of him and try various methods to make him leave. However, Tanguy seems content with his current situation and refuses to move out, causing frustration and humiliation for his parents. As they become increasingly desperate, they resort to psychoanalysis and even consider relocating to China to force Tanguy to leave. This French comedy explores themes of family dynamics, independence, and mother-son relationships.

Parlez-moi was an educational television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario from 1978 to 1980, with repeat broadcasts for several years afterwards. The host was Marc Favreau, who also played Sol the Clown.

Legendary English language teaching series from the 70's.

Elina, a young girl living in a linguistic minority community in Sweden, deals with discrimination and challenges as she tries to fit in. She faces struggles with her mother-daughter relationship, experiences the death of her father, and finds comfort in nature. Based on a novel, this film explores themes of language teaching, bilingualism, and the importance of strong female characters.

Language Lessons is a heartwarming comedy-drama that tells the story of a Spanish teacher and her student who form a unique bond through virtual language lessons. As they navigate their own personal struggles, the two find solace and support in each other, forming a friendship that transcends language and distance. Through online classes, they learn not only about language but also about life, love, and the power of human connection.

It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh, learns that her brother, Leonard has also died. He too was 55, an age she is now fast approaching herself. His death causes Violet to begin an existential tailspin as her family gathers round. They are Andrew Younghusband who plays her son Carlos, a gay professor of languages who has returned from Montreal. Actor and director Barry Newhook plays Rex who is a musician and daughter Ramona is played by Susan Kent. As the movie unfolds it turns out that Violet has a lot to live for, including a romance with farm manager Rusty played by Peter MacNeill.

This film promotes, in the best K-Tel tradition, a new device used to speak French.