Pigeon pilfer

Film commentary: Pigeon pilfer

A beautiful 2D animated short film.
A poetic idea and splendid illustrations to make children want to draw.
An eternally dissatisfied old woman cannot bring herself to stop her journey on the back of a rock colossus.Asher determination grows, her travelling companion becomes exhausted.

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Question the film: Pigeon pilfer

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

"There is strength in numbers."
Proverb of the 18thcentury

"Keep the wicked divided always: The safety of the rest of the earth depends on it.Sow war among them, or you will have no peace with them.
Vultures and Pigeons, Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)

1 How and with what do you think this film was made?Have you ever seen films like this?
It isa stop-motion film, made frame by frame with modelling clay; it reminds us of the famous " Wallace and Gromit", " Chicken Run " or " Shaun the Sheep " from the Aardman studios.
2 At the beginning of the film, what is the gentleman on the bench doing?
He eats and starts feeding a pigeon.He is not very nice to the pigeon and throws the food away a bit nastily.
3 Then his attitude changes as more pigeons arrive; can you understand why?
Because the number of pigeons scares him, he starts to feel oppressed...
4 What does the man drop from his pocket as he gesticulates?
A coin.
5 In the end,what are the pigeons interested in?
Money.
6 Do you recognise the musical instrument used in the film?
An accordion.
7 Can you think of any other animals that could scare you in large numbers?
Youcan imagine the same thing happening with ants; one little ant is very cute but hundreds can be scary.Insects in general can create this feeling but so can fish and birds.

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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.
Experimenting with the stop motion technique (Plastic arts) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Dgedie from the Juliettes school based on the film Pigeon pilfer.

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