L'inspecteur et le parapluie

Comedy film for young children

A wacky animation.

Synopsis

One rainy day, Mr. Inspector has a hard time opening his umbrella!

L'inspecteur et le parapluie

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Commentary on the film

A beautiful hand-animated film in homage to traditional animation and to Ward Walrath Kimball, famous artist and animator at Disney Studios.

Questions about the film

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

1The main character wants to leave the house with his umbrella. What's special about the umbrella?
It comes to life and doesn't seem to want to let it go.

2What does the relationship between the inspector and his umbrella make you think of?
We have the impression that his umbrella is like a pet, for example a dog on a leash that only wants to do as it pleases.

3What is the inspector trying to do when he falls from the window and why?
He tries to unfold his umbrella to use it as a parachute.

4While the inspector seems saved by the opening of the umbrella at the end of the film, what happens to him?
Lightning strikes him and he finds himself completely fried.

5Have you ever seen cartoons like this? Which cartoons do you think of?
The character Jiminy Cricket and his umbrella in the film Pinocchio (1940), Tex Avery's characters (the wolf, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy...), SpongeBob...

6In your opinion, is the character animation realistic?
No, it is caricatured, and the distortions give the story a comical quality.

Download the film's educational activities as a PDF

Created with the support of the French Ministry of Education and the French National Center for Cinema and Animated Images (CNC).

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

▸ Try your hand at comic drawing (Visual arts) (ages 6 to 11)

Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film The Inspector and the Umbrella.

▸ Transform a video into a comic (English) (ages 6 to 11)

Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film The Inspector and the Umbrella.

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TitleL'inspecteur et le parapluie

ThemeTraditional Animation

Genre & keywordsComic, Umbrella, Rain

Recommended age3 years old

Duration2 min 10 s

DirectorMaël Gourmelen

Year of production2010

Country of productionFrance

MusicMathieu Alvado

Sound designBertrand Boudaud Kass Woyciechowski

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