COMMENTS by the STUDENTS
"We find the most thrilling moment is when Mr Poirot and Mr Bouc find Daisy Armstrong's name. We prefer the character of Poirot, the dectective with his intuition and his methods. The end of the novel is great because we don't expect that!"
MELANIE and ELISE G.
"I didn't read the book but I watched the film. It's strange and puzzling. My favourite character is Mr Poirot because he's very intelligent, he solved all his investigations. My favourite sketches are the ones in which there are Victor, Mathieu and William, Romain because they played their parts as if they were the true characters of the film!"
SULYVAN
"I like the video because the story is strange, unexpected and surprising. Mrs Hubbard is the best character because she's nervous, provocative and quick-witted. I prefferre the last extract because we discover the murderers and it's very surprising! I think the best sketch is Romain and William's because they are good actors : they act very well!"
LUCILE
"In my opinion the book was very good. I enjoyed the story. the film translates the book very well. Mrs Hubbard was my favourite character because she was talkative, quick-witted, provocative and she was a very good liar. My favourite extract is when Poirot discovered Ratchett was Cassetti. I think Romain and William played their parts so brilliantly in the class!! Mr Poirot is a very good detective. Suspense was guaranted! At the beginning I thought there was only one killer. I think Poirot was right not to denounce the killers because they only took revenge."
FANNY
"My favourite character was Mrs Hubbard because she looked strange, not really polite and she was very chatty and quick-witted. And I enjoy her because I played the part of Mrs Hubbard in our video. According to me the best extract in our video was the one with Mr Bouc and Mr Poirot when they discovered the victim's real name because it was he funniest!"
MAILYS
"We loved shooting the sketches in the video because we learned a lot. It was great : there were the suits, the wig, the moustache , the sets...it was quite funny and the result is very good. Our favourite sketch was the one with Poirot and Mrs Hubbard because there was suspense and we like the characters. We'll keep good memories of that!"
CAROLINE and ALICE
"MacQueen is my favourite character because he's the prosecutor's son in the Armstrong Case and he was Ratchett's secretary.
My favourite scene is William and Romain's because it's both very funny and serious. It's the best of all scenes! And Caroline and Alice's scene is the funniest! I wanted to read the book as soon as I saw the film!"
VICTOR and MATHIEU
"According to me the book is excellent, perhaps the best! It looks as if the film was produced by a professional! I think Poirot knows his job because every time he discovers the culprits. He's the best of all detectives!
Mrs Hubbard is a very quick-witted person and provocative too. My favourite extract is the one with Mrs Hubbard because we feel the real atmosphere on the train... The sketches were very good and the actors too! Everybody took their parts to heart, it was fantastic! Finally the story finished on time and well. Everybody is happy about the result!"
CELIA
"My favourite character is Poirot : he's a detective and he's Belgian. He solved a lot investigations. He is the main character in "Murder on the Orient Express". He deduces many things and uses ingenious processes, like the hat boxes..."
ROMAIN R.
"I was really surprised when I knew the end of the book because I thought the murderer was MacQueen. Because he's a nervous character and he knew Mrs Armstrong very well. The sketches we did in class were very amusing. We all had a good time doing this film!"
CHARLINE
"I didn't read the book so I haven't got any opinion, but the film was puzzling. My favourite character is Mr MacQueen because during the film you don't know if he's implicated in the crime. In the video my favourite sketch is the one with Victor and Mathieu because they played their parts brilliantly. Sulyvan and Anthony were very good too!"
WILLIAM
"I think the best moment is when Poirot and Hubbard, alias Linda Arden, reveal the truth. I find it moving because all the characters show us their feelings about Daisy's kidnapping, all their wounds. It's surprising, I didn't expect that!"
OPHELIE
"According to me the film was very interesting. I really liked the sketches, it was funny! I did Princess Dragomiroff and in the film it was my favourite character because she was very proud! Mr Poirot was a good detective. I was very surprised by the end : it was unexpected. Suspense was great!"
LAURA
"I didn't read the book but I have studied the story for some weeks. It's a very good one but the end is very exaggerated. The film is very good because all the actors are really excellent. Mr MacQueen stammers all the time...my favourite axtract is the one with Mathieu and Victor because Mathieu stammers and Victor is serious and he has a good accent too! The sketch in which I played was very funny because you have to keep calm not to laugh!"
ANTHONY
"My favourite character is Mrs Hubbard. I think this woman has a very strong personality. She dared face Mr Poirot : when he interrogated her, she answered violently. She is chatty too!
The book is very good. Little by little we discovered the criminal(s). At first Mr Poirot didn't understand anything in this case, then he discovered clues and he finally found the solution. Well done, Agatha!"
SOIZIC