Films pour enfants

L'eau Life

Experimental children's film

Sometimes characters, sometimes abstract shapes, the colored images dance with each other to form a choreography.

Synopsis

The shapes and colors follow one another in a frenetic rhythm and leave the viewer free to invent their own story.

L'eau Life

Commentary: L'eau Life

Let yourself be lulled by the magnificent movement of shapes and colors in this abstract animated film. Sometimes characters, sometimes abstract shapes, the colorful images dance with each other to form a beautiful choreography.

Questions about the film: L'eau Life

Understand the story and themes, express your feelings and develop critical thinking.

1What is special about the film?
Images change very quickly. For a simple action like diving, the director uses up to 13 different images.
2The film is made up of two types of images, which ones?
Hand drawings and photos.
3What do hand drawings represent?
People and animals playing at the seaside; they swim, they dive, they play ball, surf, boat...
4What do the photos represent?
Pieces of newspapers, tickets, postcards, stamps.
5What do postcards and stamps make you think of?
On vacation because we often send postcards when we are on vacation.
6What is the theme of the film?
Holidays at the sea, the water, the summer sun. Memory.
7What are the actions in the film?
Run, jump, slide, dive, float, swim, splash... Extensions - Discover the director's other creations Jeff Scher's films. About the Director Jeff Scher, born in 1954, is a filmmaker, animator and painter based in New York. His work is experimental and his films are like paintings in motion. As in a dream or a memory, the shapes and colors follow one another in a frenetic rhythm and leave the viewer free to invent their own story. As with Norman McLaren's films, these movements of abstract images allow your imagination to run wild, and, in this sense, are perfectly suited to young children. Jeff Scher's work is held in several world-renowned museums and is notably part of the permanent collections of MoMA in New York and the Center Pompidou in Paris.

Download the film's educational activities in PDF

Created with the support of the Ministry of National Education and the CNC.

Watching the film with the family, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.

Canopé Network Route (Memory)
Thematic tour created by Jean-Louis Jouanneaud based on 4 films including L'eau Life.

Theme

Holidays

Genre & keywords

Abstract, Memory, perception, vision, memories, dance, shapes and colors

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

2 min 30 s

Title

L'eau Life

Realization

Jeff Scher

Production

2007

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