Films pour enfants

Giant Sun

Comedy film about nature's giants

The sun as the main character.

Synopsis

Monsieur Soleil has lost a sunray and is having a hard time getting it back.

Giant Sun
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Commentary on the film

An original and very funny idea that will make children laugh a lot. The authors use personification as a figure of speech and attribute human properties to an inanimate thing. Many films use this figure of speech and French poetry is full of wonderful examples. Explore our feature on personification...

Questions about the film

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

1Describe the scene at the beginning of the film. List the different elements.
A mountain, a city, the sun and, perhaps, a ray of sunshine.
2The sun wants to recover its ray but why is it having trouble?
He doesn't want to wake the townspeople because it's night and he doesn't have to get up for several hours.
3By what means will he try to recover his ray?
First, he tries surreptitiously, then bypassing the city and, finally, with a kind of huge hat.
4What do the sound changes symbolize when the sun tries to recover its ray?
The cars and the whole city wake up every time.
5What's going on with the hat and why?
The cap catches fire because the surface of the sun is extremely hot. The sun is a star in which thermal reactions (exothermic thermonuclear reactions) occur.
6Do you think sunrays really exist?
No, it is in fact the light that we perceive as rays when there is a contrast with shadows. (Rays of light in clouds, or even through a window.
7Describe the ending of the film.
The sun, decidedly clumsy, falls on the city and sets it on fire.

Download the film's educational activities as a PDF

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.

▸ Alternation of day/night, light and shadow (Exploring the world) (ages 6 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Giant sun.
▸ Write a story and illustrate it (English) (ages 6 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Valérie from the Val 10 blog based on the film Giant sun.

TitleGiant Sun

ThemeGiants

Genre & keywordsComic, Personification, Sun

Recommended age5 years old

Duration1 min 12 s

DirectorCéline & Yann

Year of production2010

Country of productionFrance

MusicDavid Kamp

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