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Circuit marine

2003 7 min
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"All you need is food," the Beatles could have sung if they had been inspired by Circuit marine, a whimsical fantasy about our cruel, carnivorous world. To be eaten or not to be eaten: that is the question for a ginger cat, a goldfish and a colourful parrot which a tender-hearted pirate tries to get to live happily together along with his hungry crew. We can only wonder who will be the next meal on this ship of food. As the ship pitches and rolls to a sprightly gypsy tune, the cat relentlessly pursues the goldfish, and even the parrot …

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"All you need is food," the Beatles could have sung if they had been inspired by Circuit marine, a whimsical fantasy about our cruel, carnivorous world. To be eaten or not to be eaten: that is the question for a ginger cat, a goldfish and a colourful parrot which a tender-hearted pirate tries to get to live happily together along with his hungry crew. We can only wonder who will be the next meal on this ship of food. As the ship pitches and rolls to a sprightly gypsy tune, the cat relentlessly pursues the goldfish, and even the parrot gets into the act. But who is predator and who is prey? Everyone ends up down someone's gullet. Isabelle Favez's colourful and humorous film is a tasteful reminder that we're all links in the food chain.

Food and Food Industries
Environment and Conservation
Animals
All subjects
  • direction
    Isabelle Favez
  • script
    Isabelle Favez
  • animation
    Isabelle Favez
  • editing
    Hervé Guichard
  • original music
    Éric Houdart
    Kriss Koyazounda
  • sound effects
    Loïc Burkhardt
  • producer
    Patrick Eveno
    Jacques-Rémy Girerd
    Marcel Jean

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Education

Ages 6 to 10

Science - Biology
Science - Environmental Science
Science - Life Systems/Ecology

No predator, even the most powerful, is immune to bacteria, which have the power to destroy it. Ask students to provide examples of enemies that were invisible, but infected everyone and made them sick? Are epidemics directly linked to the abuses perpetrated by our species? If we hunted our food, like cats do, would we be safe from bacteria? Do any students in the class eat game meat? Is it an easily accessible resource?

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