TO WATCH
Cinema offers curious young minds a unique window into extraordinary worlds, diverse cultures, and fascinating stories. As well as being entertaining, they play a valuable educational role, stimulating the imagination, teaching important values, and nurturing children's natural curiosity. This special selection of children's films from Bayard Jeunesse strikes the perfect balance between entertainment and education. You'll find timeless classics, exciting new releases, and lively, captivating adventures that will awaken your child's interest in the world around them. Make yourself comfortable and let yourself be carried away by the magic of cinema... and ACTION!
FROM 7 YEARS
AZUR ET ASMAR
Two children brought up as brothers, who have nothing in common, are brutally separated as adults. They defy each other for a while before the strength of their bond brings them together again, for better or for worse. By the author of Kirikou and the Witch, another sublime fable about the value of childhood, even as you reach adulthood.
BY MICHEL OCELOT, CHRISTOPHE ROSSIGNON
FROM 6 YEARS
THE BOAT
Buster Keaton remains one of the most endearing silent comedians and the perfect person for an introduction to black-and-white cinema. In The Boat, one of his best short films, he sets out to launch a ship that is a little more robust than he thought. And that's far from the only trouble it will cause. Captivating.
BY BUSTER KEATON
FROM 3 YEARS
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA
An exquisite adaptation of the classic story by Judith Kerr, this short film based on the emblematic figure of the tiger will delight children of all ages. It's impossible to not smile at this charming tale of an unexpected guest who turns up and invites himself in for tea. Old-fashioned drawings make for an enchanting watch.
BY ROBIN SHAW, LITTLE KMBO
FROM 8 YEARS
MARY POPPINS
Nothing is going well for the Banks family. So, they put out a whimsical advertisement for a new nanny. Mary Poppins answers and appears the very next day, carried by the eastern wind. She immediately draws the children into her wonderful world...
BY ROBERT STEVENSON
FOR 3-8 YEARS
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
A cinematic masterpiece by the master of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki. This story of friendship between Totoro, a forest spirit half teddy bear, half rabbit, and little Mei is the first in a long line of dreamlike films full of magical creatures and and childhood heroes. We love the small doses of feminism and ecology injected into these images.
BY HAYAO MIYAZAKI
FROM 4 YEARS
THE GRUFFALO
A little mouse is wandering through a dark wood. She meets a fox, an owl, and a snake, all of whom find her appetizing and invite her to lunch in their home. But the clever little mouse pretends to have a date with a Gruffalo! What even is a Gruffalo?
BY MAX LANG ET JAKOB SCHUH
FROM 9 YEARS
MATILDA
Nothing can bring Matilda closer to her parents... At the age of six, she is finally sent to school, where she meets a teacher who gives her the attention she doesn't get at home. The headmistress, however, is much stricter and terrorizes the children. Matilda discovers that she has mysterious powers that she can use to change her life...
BY DANNY DEVITO
FROM 9 YEARS
BILLY ELLIOT
For one jubilant scene alone, with Billy in full choreographic swing in the street, to the music of The Jam, this film is unforgettable. It's the story of a little boy in the North of England, riven by social anger, who wants to dance. It came out 25 years ago, but it's almost as relevant today as it was then. It's also a useful lesson that children should not be pigeonholed and that listening to them can lead to small miracles.
BY STEPHEN DALDRY
FROM 9 YEARS
BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
It's 1940. Following the bombings, three children from London are placed with an eccentric spinster, Eglantine Price, in a small coastal village. One day, they discover that their hostess is an ‘apprentice’ witch, taking correspondence courses at a witchcraft college run by Emelius Browne. Together, they try to find the missing ingredient in a magic formula that can save England.
BY ROBERT STEVENSON
Thanks to Bayard Jeunesse for this selection of films.
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