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At Home with Mrs. Hen

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Poor Mrs. Hen! Her oldest chick is a temperamental tyke. He even turns up his beak at the meals she serves. One day, she decides to teach him a lesson. This animated short is a touching and comical tale that pokes fun at motherhood. Without ever moralizing, it depicts the temper tantrums of a child and the efforts a loving mother makes to set her son on the right path. You don?t need to be a chicken to relate. A film without words. Technique: paper drawings and colouring. Lesson plan: www.nfb.ca/guides.

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Title

At Home with Mrs. Hen

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100444

Authors

Tali, null
Bélanger, Michèle
Jean, Marcel
Bertrand, Marc
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Families.
Parent and child.
Animated filmsChicksFamiliesHensHumorous materialsMothersNutritionParentingResponsibilitySocial skills
Animated films.

Language

No linguistic content

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (7 min., 52 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide.

Series

Awards Note

Award from Professional Jury - Competition 1 - (film for children from age 3 ), 2006 Honorable Mention - Category: Children & Youth, 2006

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General Note

Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.
Study guide available.

Credit Note

Direction, null Tali ; script, null Tali ; animation, null Tali ; consultant to the director, Fernand Bélanger ; sound editing, Fernand Bélanger ; picture editing, Fernand Bélanger ; original music, René Lussier ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; sound recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; location sound, Richard Lavoie ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, Michèle Bélanger, Marcel Jean ; producer, Marc Bertrand.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2006.

Summary

Poor Mrs. Hen! Her oldest chick is a temperamental tyke. He even turns up his beak at the meals she serves. One day, she decides to teach him a lesson. This animated short is a touching and comical tale that pokes fun at motherhood. Without ever moralizing, it depicts the temper tantrums of a child and the efforts a loving mother makes to set her son on the right path. You don?t need to be a chicken to relate. A film without words. Technique: paper drawings and colouring. Lesson plan: www.nfb.ca/guides.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Award from Professional Jury - Competition 1 -  (film for children from age 3 ), 2006
Honorable Mention - Category: Children & Youth, 2006

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).