Films pour enfants

Les Musiciens de Brême

Film for young children based on a popular tale

A children's tale in animated painting.

Synopsis

A donkey runs away and meets a dog, a cat and a rooster on his way; together they will discover the house of thieves.

Les Musiciens de Brême

Commentary: Les Musiciens de Brême

Colorful images and magnificent animated paintings to rediscover the famous tale of the Brothers Grimm. Why not tell the traditional story with the children while watching the short film?

Questions about the film: Les Musiciens de Brême

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

1Do you know the story?
The Bremen Musicians (1819) is a tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. “A master gets rid of his donkey. The donkey is sad and dreams of music. They meet a dog, a cat and a rooster. These animals have the same dream as him and they leave together. When night falls, they seek shelter. There are bandits in this shelter. The animals scare them away with their cries and settle down after having eaten well. The bandits return but the animals scare them away again. They move into the house. » (more information with the activity: Around the tale) This adaptation will be an opportunity for a comparison with the original tale.

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.

▸ Around the tale (French) (6-11 years)
Educational activities proposed by Aurélie Moriceau from the Maikresse 72 blog based on the film The Musicians of Brême.
▸ Around instruments (Musical education) (6-11 years)
Educational activities proposed by Aurélie Moriceau from the Maikresse 72 blog based on the film The Musicians of Brême.

Theme

Traditional Tale

Genre & keywords

Animals, animated painting, friendship

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

3 min 38 s

Title

Les Musiciens de Brême

Realization

Masataka Hiroyasu

Music

Yumeko Miyamoto

Sound design

Erina Sano

Production

Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012, Japan

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