A very funny short film that will make children laugh a lot.
Who hasn't experienced dissatisfaction? The spoon falls into the soup, the basketball tips to the wrong side of the hoop, the egg in the pan breaks at the last moment, a domino doesn't fall... and so many others.
The use of the poignant music of the composer Samuel Barber, the Agnus Dei of the Adagio for Strings (1936), but also the visual style, reminiscent of 1930s American painting, “surrounds” the film with an inconsolable sadness and heighten the sense of irony and the humorous tone.
Ask the children if they have ever experienced any of the scenes in the film. At school, list with your students conserver, moments of dissatisfaction, something that did not go as planned.
Understand the story, the theme, express your sensitivity and exercise your critical thinking.
The authors of the short film decided to group together these “not so serious but still” moments! ”, which make people cringe and clench their fists, as opposed to the very popular montages on the Internet which chain together visually funny, enjoyable and satisfying images.
The perfect opportunity to explain the concept of frustration!
The feeling of frustration in the various scenes of the film comes from the fact that we are deprived of a pleasure and satisfaction that we had anticipated.
We thought we had achieved our goal, but at the last moment it did not come true.
The cause may be an external event, chance, a malfunction, etc.
Students will explain why each scene in the film creates a feeling of frustration before beginning the feeling of frustration activity.
What are the anticipated pleasures and satisfactions? Why is this not happening?
- We thought we had won the teddy bear but the clip gave out at the last moment.
- We were thinking of drinking a good fruit juice but the can got stuck in the drinks dispenser.
- We were happy with a nice pattern in the soup but the spoon fell and the pattern got blurred.
- We were going to score a point but ultimately the basketball fell into the basket.
- We almost threw the dart at the center of the target, but it landed right next to it.
- We almost enjoyed ourselves but the jam spread fell on the floor and everything had to be done again.
- The nail should have gone straight in, but we're going to have to untwist it and start again.
- Our beautiful egg in the pan breaks at the last moment.
- This may not change the taste but the presentation is less satisfactory.
- The dominoes should have continued to fall but they stop; you have to start all over again.
- We should normally be watching a DVD but the DVD logo indicates that the TV or DVD player is not working.
- The golf ball should have fallen into the hole.
- “Downloading” crashes at the last moment.
- The pinball scene is not very different, we do not anticipate pleasure but displeasure; However, we are unable to influence the situation.
- At the gas station, we would have liked to get 50.00 liters of gasoline exactly. Pure visual satisfaction because 50.01 liters does not change the reality of the situation.
- The rocket, a firework, should have exploded wonderfully in the sky but the fuse went out at the last moment.
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.
