Sortie cinéma : 12 Angry Men

par Elisa Gy

Lundi 15 décembre 2008, les élèves de 4ème5 sont allés au cinéma "Le Nickel" à Rambouillet pour assister la projection du film "12 Angry men" de Sidney Lumet.

Voici le synopsis du film :

Un jeune homme d’origine modeste est accusé du meurtre de son père et risque la peine de mort. Le jury composé de douze hommes se retire pour délibérer et procède immédiatement à un vote : onze votent coupable, or la décision doit être prise à l’unanimité. Le juré qui a voté non-coupable, sommé de se justifier, explique qu’il a un doute et que la vie d’un homme mérite quelques heures de discussion. Il s’emploie alors à les convaincre un par un.

Ils furent un peu surpris par ce huis-clos en noir et blanc de 1957 et l’ambiance pesante créee par celui-ci...voici l’avis des élèves :

" The story was quite interesting. The actors played well, we could see the anger on their faces. " (Guillaume and Sara)

"I liked the film because the story is about a vote : is he guilty or not guilty ? I also liked the end of the film." (Eléonore)

" I didn’t really like the film because it is set in only one room. But I liked the subject of the film." (Robin)

" My favorite man was the old man. I liked the way Henri Fonda convinced the other eleven members of the jury." (Alexandru)

Guilty or not guilty ?

" I liked it because there is some suspens. (Trsistan) But I didn’t like when the 12 men were shouting !" (Cédric)

"I enjoyed the film even if it was a bit long. (Jeanne) I liked Henry Fonda’s way of thinking." (Mylène)

" I didn’t like this film because I found it was a bit boring but I liked the philosophy of the film and the happy ending." (Laurène and Aurélie)

" I liked the film even if it is set in only one room. I found it quite funny !" (Valentine)

" I liked the film because it was interesting and sometimes funny. But I found it quite long." (Nicolas and Amandine)

"I didn"t like the film because it was always in the same room but I liked the jury because they never agreed with each other." (Floriane)

"I liked it because it was interesting to see a real case with witnesses and a jury." (Elise)

The jury members

" I liked it because they debate about the life of a man !" (Jérôme)

"I liked it because we saw precisely how the jury debate and it was funny when people repeated "Guilty/not guilty" all the time. But I think it was a bit long." (Baptiste)

"I liked the film because it deals with justice and politics". (Lucie)

" I enjoyed the story but there were a lot of repetitions !" (Margaux)

"I liked the film because it was sometimes funny and the actors were vey good ; but what I did not like was the fact that the characters stayed in the same room." (Sarah)

" I liked the film and especially the reversal of situation." (Valérie)

" I liked it because the scene takes place in a Court of Justice and someone is accused of murder." (Pauline)

The dagger

" I liked the film because it was interesting to know how the jury decide guilty or not guilty. I also liked the answers of some of the men because they were funny and sometimes disturbing ! But I didn’t like the fact that they were in the same room ; I would like to see them in another room !" (Juliette)

" I like the film a little because we learnt how we can change the point of view of another person thanks to evidence, but I did not like the fact that we could guess the end of the film !" (Charlotte)

" I liked the film very much because it was very interesting. The jury had to decide if the suspect, a young man, was guilty or not guilty, it’s a big responsibility ! In the film, one man disagrees with the others and he tried, during all the movie, to convince them and....SUSPENS !!!" (Loris)

Mme Gy et les Euro 4