Revolutionary Road
1/ Richard Yates Richard Yates wrote the book in 1962. Revolutionary road was his first novel, and it was nominated for the National Book Award. He also wrote eight other novels and two collections of short stories. He served in the US Army during World War II which transpires in the book because the main characters always reminds their past as American soldiers. He died in 1992.

2/ Sam Mendes He is English and he is married to Kate Winslet. He made American Beauty. He adapted the novel Revolutionary Road into a film in 2008.

3/ Quick summary of the story April Wheeler is a beautiful woman, married to Franck Wheeler. They have two kids and they live in a beautiful and big house. They met 10 years before the action takes place, and by the time they were willing to live an extraordinary life. But 10 years after, April finds her life too calm, and too boring. She used to dream of living abroad, Franck had once promised her they would eventually. At the beginning of the book April participates to a really bad theatre show and forget the dream of one day become an actress. She is really unhappy and in order to take a new start in her life, she proposes to her husband to go live in Paris. Frank agrees with her, at the beginning anyway. The other important characters of the movie are their friends Mr and Ms Campbell, the neighbours. Shep Campbell is secretly deeply in love with the gorgeous Mrs Wheeler, and Milly Campbell is totally devoted to her husband. There is also Mrs Givings, the woman who sold them the house.

4/ Introduce and show the scene The Wheelers have taken the decision to go to live in Paris. They want to inform their friends, the Campbell, of the decision. They are invited for dinner.

5/ Analyse First scene : chapter 8 First part: (chap 8 -> 35’) at the beginning Shep asks his wife if “she is going to wear this”. He is unconsciously comparing her to the magnificent April Wheeler. He asks her if “she is