not yet available;  DVD and background materials available for sale below

Select from the drop-down menu below to choose which variant of the materials you would like to purchase.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NO LONGER OFFER THE VERSION ON CD.  WE NOW SUPPLY ONLY FOR ACCESSING THE MATERIALS FROM THE SITE OR TO PUT INTO YOUR VLE (PLEASE EMAIL SEPARATELY TO SAY WHICH SYSTEM YOU ARE USING)

Volver-versions

Online access to files £25.00 GBP Online access to files and CD £30.00 GBP Online access to files and VLE version £40.00 GBP

If you would like to purchase through a school invoice, please go to this page.

Purchase by email: Simply email me, preferably using your school email address and I will invoice you and set you up.

About the film

Resources have been written with the needs of busy teachers in mind. They are available:

• to download (online version)
• to receive on CD with access to the online version also
• to receive as a VLE version (moodle, firefox etc) with access to the online version also

Based in the La Mancha area in which Almodóvar was brought up, Volver has a stellar cast of female actress who play out a film where once again the female condition and  identity are key themes.   We see the women of the town spring-cleaning the graves of their kinsfolk as the film opens and then are drawn into a world where women rule.  Raimunda and Soledad, two sisters each have a drama unfold around them;  Paula, Raimunda's daughter kills her father, or step father, when he attempts to rape her and the women's mother, who is supposedly dead hitches a lift to Madrid in her daughter's boot.

These parallel events set in a motion a series of events which involve scenes of realism, melodrama and magical realism in a film that always fascinates.   There is much to discuss in this fast paced, very human film which was very well received when it came out.

• Detailed summary of film with verbs gapped (infinitives given)
• Comprehensive questions on each scene
• Character study guide with wide range of adjectives

• Multi-tense practice tool
• A-factor builds in practice of more complex structures
• Direct-indirect speech exercise encourages reported speech

• Matching quotations to themes to prepare for paragraphing
• Essay planning guide including template
• Essay plan and sample essay

• Examplar scenes analysed
• Scene analysis template

Mark schemes are provided for:

• the gapped summary
• character guide
• multi-tense exercise
• A-factor
• direct-indirect speech exercise
• themes exercise

Answers are NOT given for the questions which are intended to elicit an individual response.

English subtitles

Spanish subtitles

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