Googuri Googuri

Film commentary: Googuri Googuri

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

Interview with the director

Discover the dreamlike world of Yoshiko Misumi

Questioning the film: Googuri Googuri

Understand the story, the theme, express your sensibility and exercise your critical mind.

This film tells a very simple story, focusing on a few particular moments and developing universal sensitive impressions. The transitions between reality and imagination do not pose a problem of comprehension, nor do the feelings that are expressed.

The context is kept to a minimum, but it may be important to discuss the social norms surrounding the place of elders in the home or the intimate relationship between the little girl and her grandfather.

Moreover, if the point of view adopted in the film (the little girl's gaze), the choice of graphic universe (children's pastel drawings) can speak directly to children, it is interesting to point out these choices and the way they are used (focus, framing, stylisation, transitions, sound ambiance...).

1 Who 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.
2 What is the main place in the story?
The grandfather's room, where the little girl likes to spend time.
3 Is the little girl a magician?
No, the stories shown are the result of her imagination.
4 What provokes/stimulates the little girl's daydreams?
The little details of her grandfather's face, the bed she snuggles in...
5 Why does the little girl get 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...
6 Which character do we understand best and why?
It's the little girl, the film shows her point of view, her feelings, her emotions.
7 What happens to the grandfather at the end of the film?
He's probably dead.
8 Could this story be happening around you? have you experienced it?
No, my grandparents don't live at home.Yes, but I don't like to go to my grandfather's house...
9 What happens to the little girl in the last pictures, how can we understand it?
She consoles herself for the death of her grandfather by thinking about the emotions she felt at his side.
10 Do we always know where we are in this film?
No, the drawings are not realistic.Sometimes we understand it in other ways. In the little girl's imagination we are not in any place...

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Created with the support of the Ministry of Education and the CNC.
Family viewing of the film, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.
Le regard rapproché (Visual arts) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film Googuri Googuri.
Grandparents (EMC) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Bruno Pellier based on the film Googuri Googuri.

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