Films pour enfants

Googuri Googuri

Film for young children about family love

A cocktail of colours.

Synopsis

In her grandfather's arms, a little girl lets her imagination run wild.

Googuri Googuri
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Googuri Googuri © Université des arts de Tokyo

Commentary on the film

Colorful images to express the sweetness and tenderness of the relationship between a little girl and her grandfather.

Questions about the film

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

1Who are the characters in the story, what do we know about them?
A little girl, her mother and her grandfather who live under the same roof.
2What is the main location of the story?
The grandfather's room, where the little girl likes to spend time.
3Is the little girl a magician?
No, the stories shown are the product of her imagination.
4What provokes/stimulates the little girl's daydreams?
The little details of her grandfather's face, of the bed where she snuggles...
5Why is the little girl being scolded by her mother?
She doesn't want her to bother her grandfather, she doesn't think it's right for her to be in his bed...
6Which character do we understand best and why?
It’s the little girl, the film shows her point of view, her feelings, her emotions.
7What happens to the grandfather at the end of the film?
He's probably dead.
8Could this story be happening around you? have you experienced it?
No, my grandparents don't live with us. Yes, but I don't like going to my grandfather...
9What happens to the little girl in the last images, how can we understand it?
She consoles herself for her grandfather's death by thinking about the emotions she felt at his side.
10Do we still know where we are in this film?
No, the drawings are not realistic. We sometimes understand it in other ways. In the little girl's imagination we are nowhere...

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.

▸ The Close Look (Visual arts) (ages 6 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film Googuri Googuri.
▸ Grandparents (Moral and civic education) (ages 6 to 11)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film Googuri Googuri.

Interviews

TitleGooguri Googuri

ThemeFamily Relationship

Genre & keywordsParental Relationship, Contemplative, Experimental, Abstraction. love, Friendship

Recommended age3 years old

Duration8 min 22 s

DirectorYoshiko Misumi

ProductionUniversité des arts de Tokyo

Year of production2010

Country of productionJapan

MusicNatsuko Yokohama

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