Perfect Houseguest

A very meticulous mouse

What is perfectionism?

Synopsis

A perfectionist at heart, an adorable mouse tidies away everything in her house, one item at a time. Who would have believed it! An animal you'd normally associate with a lack of hygiene. And yet here is a particularly meticulous mouse.

Perfect Houseguest

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Commentary on the film

A very cute and poetic film. This is one of the rare films among our selection of children's films that features a 3D character embedded in a video. A film full of emotions.
Among the best comedy films in our selection.

Questions about the film

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

1The main character, a mouse, is active throughout the film. What is she doing?
She tidies the house, and she's also careful about her hygiene; for example, she washes her hands thoroughly.

2Is the mouse the only one living in this house and why?
No, this house must also be inhabited by humans because we see traces of a typical breakfast. We also see that the mouse has its own house which it returns to in the evening.

3Why does the mouse start walking on the board?
To put it straight.

4In your opinion, does this little mouse normally tidy up the apartment, or can we say that it can't stand disorder?
She can't stand disorder, because she even arranges her pencils in a very particular way.

5What detail in the last shot of the film leads you to think that this little mouse really needs everything to be clean and tidy?
We see a broom and dustpan in front of her door.

6What do you notice in particular in the images of the film? Is it a cartoon or a movie?
It is an animated film which uses “compositing” as a technique (in French, “composition”) which consists of mixing several image sources. The film mixes 3D images for the character and photographic images for the settings.

7What detail in the film makes us think that the mouse feels safe in the house?
The paintings show dogs; this suggests that there are no cats in the house.

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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.

▸ Evolutionary poster on hygiene and cleanliness (Moral and civic education) (ages 6 to 11)

Educational activities offered by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Perfect Houseguest.

▸ Mixing photographs and drawings (Visual arts) (ages 6 to 11)

Educational activities offered by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Perfect Houseguest.

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TitlePerfect Houseguest

ThemeAnimals

Genre & keywordsAnimals, Comic, Walk, Mouse, Storage

Recommended age3 years old

Duration1 min 34 s

DirectorMax Porter Ru Kuwahata

ProductionTiny Inventions

Year of production2015

Country of productionUnited States

Music and Sound DesignBram Meindersma

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