Commentary: Crappy Taxidermy
Beauty or beauty, an abstract concept studied mainly in the philosophy of aesthetics, is a theme accessible to young people. What is beauty? Is it a perception, a sensory or intellectual experience that provides a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction?
What does it mean to feel a sense of beauty when faced with a person, an object, a painting, a sculpture or even a landscape? This short film will allow children to discuss the notion of the relativity of beauty.
Questions about the film: Crappy Taxidermy
Understand the story and themes, express your feelings and develop critical thinking.
1Where does the film take place?
The film takes place at a taxidermist's house. A taxidermist, for scientific, educational or artistic purposes, prepares dead animals to preserve them with the appearance of life.
2Why is the cat, the hero of the film, sad at the beginning of the film?
He feels like he doesn't look good compared to the cat next to him. He has different colored eyes, the left eye yellow and the right eye blue.
3What is the cat's reaction when it discovers the blue eye?
He dreams of being able to replace his yellow eye with a blue eye and thinks it will be more beautiful.
4Why does the mouse steal the blue eye?
The mouse wants to show the cat that beauty is relative. She steals the eye because she knows that the cat will follow her and she decides to lead it in front of a crab with deformed claws.
5Why does the cat finally throw away the blue one?
Faced with the crab with its deformed claws, the cat realizes that beauty is relative and that he is fine as he is; so he does not need a new eye.
Theme
Beauté
Genre & keywords
Narrative, Narratif, taxidermiste, chat
Recommended age
3 years old
Duration
5 min 12 s
Title
Crappy Taxidermy
Réalisation
Kevin Mei Marianne Bard Kévin Grubic Julien Pingenot Louis Robert Julien Walkowiak Kevin Mei
Musique
Daniel-Tony Marques Barreiro
Univers sonores
Vianney Aubé
Production
LISAA en 2021, France.
