Films pour enfants

The perfect magic

Animated film for children about cohabitation

Eccentricity as the origin of exclusion.

Synopsis

A talented magician who has great difficulty attracting the attention of spectators will end up using his own magic to escape from this world.

The perfect magic

Commentary: The perfect magic

A very beautiful animation about magic which can also be reminiscent of a mime show. One of the rare short films in our selection for young children on the theme of loneliness and exclusion.

Questions about the film: The perfect magic

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

1Why aren't the spectators amazed by the magician's tricks?
Because they have seen the towers many times before. Because they don't look magical.
2What is magic?
When something happens that cannot be explained rationally. When someone makes it seem like that.
3Who does the magic tricks: the magician or his hat?
We expect it to be the magician, who uses a trick. But in the film, we see that he is surprised by what the hat does on its own.
4Is the magician like the other passers-by or different? Does this change over the course of the film?
He looks like the others, but no one looks at him (and he needs that look to live). Little by little people turn away from him.
5Where does the film take place? At what time of day? How do we know?
In a street or public space in town (urban furniture). It’s the end of the day (lengthening shadows).
6Are the character’s emotions easy to read? How do we understand them?
We can understand his hope, his joy, his disappointment, his irritation, his surprise, etc. thanks to his facial features and his gestures.
7Does the ending of the film explain anything?
No. The character simply transforms and leaves. But everyone can imagine a reason.
8What does the magician share with Charlot, Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy?
They are somewhat clumsy, solitary characters, who often live on the streets and are mocked by others.

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.

▸ There's something! (Question the world) (6-11 years old)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film The perfect magic.
▸ Street investigation (Questioning the world) (6-11 years)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film The perfect magic.

Theme

Civic and Moral Education

Genre & keywords

Moral Education, Narrative, magic, magician, exclusion, difference, tolerance, loneliness, dance

Recommended age

3 years old

Duration

5 min 11 s

Title

The perfect magic

Realization

Wan-Jung Hsiao

Production

Taipei National University of the Arts School in 2014, Taiwan.

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