Start the School Year with a Video Montage of French in Use

A French teacher shares on FLTEACH:

For the 1st day of class I am trying to put together a collection of clips from TV and movies using French - Lucy arrested in Paris, Saturday Night Live French class skit with Alec Baldwin as the teacher, Lindsay Lohan French rant in Parent Trap, etc.

Brightwell, N. [FLTEACH] First day of class video montage. FLTEACH listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 3 Aug 2012).

Here is the resulting collection of links to videos suggested by teachers:

Monty Python French Taunting:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=9V7zbWNznbs

Eddie Izzard - edited thanks to Jennifer J
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1sQkEfAdfY&feature=autoplay&list=PL8ABAC4874A62C2EF&index=4&playnext=3&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Friends -Joey speaks French
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=ZsYehkdp6yQ (short)

Friends- Joey speaks French
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=h6tMCVzq2cQ (long)

GOOD NEWS -Peter Lawford & June Allyson:
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/445284/Good-News-Movie-Clip-French-Lesson.html

Lucy in Paris:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=V1xMDn-Btkk

Steve Martin-Le Hamburger:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=iUCDhvbQFmU

Target Alouette
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=KcgwgkyU4sY

Wonder Years:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=ZJKRObMi-2A

Emma Stone Les Jeunes de Paris
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=qJg1aXClk5s

A Cause Des Garcons
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=JqYhuwu614Y

Parent Trap Mom:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=TAK2XrH7Z3I

The Nanny:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=xm2zq3lwh3I

Last Holiday market scene
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=jqyhGCHT-v0

Will Smith Le Short dans le Four
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=38i6aYuXgmM

Bradley Cooper & les jeunes
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=6hmeuMSFIVE

Bradley Cooper interview
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=ii7LZAxR1I4

Oreo commercial
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=rB85iQ0Y_bw

Cute Renault commercial
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=ExwNzjhI0ic

Capucha (petite fille adorable!)qui raconte une histoire:
http://vimeo.com/2113477

Another FLTEACH user has put together this collection of videos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ABAC4874A62C2EF

You might also find some good clips at the AATF YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/aatfrench/videos?view=1