Films pour enfants

Perfect Houseguest

A very meticulous mouse

What is perfectionism?

Synopsis

A perfectionist, an adorable mouse puts away the objects in his house one by one. Who would have believed it! An animal normally associated with lack of hygiene. However, here is a particularly meticulous mouse.

Perfect Houseguest

Commentary: Perfect Houseguest

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: Perfect Houseguest

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, she is also attentive to her hygiene; for example, she washes her hands well.
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 stores 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 his 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.

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.

▸ Scalable poster on hygiene and cleanliness (EMC) (6-11 years)
Educational activities offered by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Perfect Houseguest.
▸ Mixing photographs and drawings (Plastic Arts) (6-11 years)
Educational activities offered by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Perfect Houseguest.

Theme

Animals

Genre & keywords

Animals, Comic, walk, mouse, storage

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

1 min 34 s

Title

Perfect Houseguest

Realization

Max Porter Ru Kuwahata

Music and Sound Design

Bram Meindersma

Production

Tiny Inventions in 2015

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