A story of two children for whom a difference in language made no difference once the first moves were made. When French-speaking Jacques moves next door to English-speaking Jimmy, each is amazed to find that the other doesn’t speak his language. But when it comes to exploring, playing together, language just doesn’t seem to matter.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001409
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Children - Language
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language experience approach in education
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Language
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Language
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)