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Satellite Boy Arbeitshilfe Satellite Boy Spielfilm Australien 2012 Inhalt der Region des Kimberley überleben können. Regie: In einer abgelegenen Region im Catriona McKenzie Westen Australiens lebt Pete, ein zehnjähriger Junge, in Produzenten: einem verlassenen Freiluftkino. David Jowsey, Julie Ryan Seine Mutter ist auf der Suche nach Arbeit in die Stadt Produktion: aufgebrochen, aber Pete hofft, Satellite Films Pty Ltd dass sie eines Tages zurückkehren wird. Hauptdarsteller/innen : David Gulpilil, Cameron Kalmain und Pete Als eine Minengesellschaft das Wallaby, Joseph Pedley, ehemalige Kino abzubrechen Die beiden Jungen erreichen Rohanna Angus droht, beschliesst Pete, schliesslich die grosse Stadt, zusammen mit seinem besten und zwar jene Stadt, in der Verleih: Freund Kalmain, in die nächste Petes Mutter lebt, auf der Celluloid Dreams grosse Stadt zu gehen, um den Suche nach einem Abbruch zu verhindern und angenehmeren Leben. Originalversion: damit sein Zuhause zu retten. Englisch Mit den eindrücklichen weiten Untertitel: Nur mit ihrem Fahrrad und und farbigen Landschaften Französisch, Deutsch oder etwas Nahrung ausgerüstet rückt dieser Film das kulturelle Simultanlektüre in machen sie sich auf eine lange Erbe der Aborigines ins Französisch oder Deutsch Reise ; dabei muss Pete all das Zentrum, das von der anwenden, was er von seinem modernen Gesellschaft arg Dauer: Grossvater gelernt hat, damit bedroht ist. 92 Minuten sie in diesen unendlich Weiten Zielpublikum : __________________________________________________ Empfohlen ab 10 Jahren Kommentar Eine Geschichte der Satellite Boy gehört in die Abstammung gleiche Reihe wie der englische Film Walkabout (1971) von Nicolas Roeg, in 1 Fächer und Themen Australien realisiert und gedreht, der Zeit beigebracht hat. So sowie der australische Film wie der alte Mann wird auch er Stormboy (1976) von Henri eins mit der Natur. Human- und Safran. Sozialwissenschaften / Catriona McKenzie will mit Geografie: Walkabout beschreibt die ihrem Film zeigen, dass man Die Zusammenhänge Geschichte zweier Kinder in nur durch die Erfahrung das zwischen den menschlichen Westaustralien, die nach dem Wesentliche erkennt. Pete, Aktivitäten und ihrer Selbstmord ihres Vaters allein dieser sorglose kleine Junge Umwelt erkennen. im Busch unterwegs sind. Ein wird sich der Bedeutung der Aborigine (David Gulpilil) Lektionen seines Grossvaters Sprachen / Schreiben: ermöglicht es ihnen, auf ihrer in dem Moment bewusst, wo Unterschiedliche Texte mit Initiationsreise in dieser auf den allein sie ihn aus der Situation, Hilfe von Verweisen ersten Blick lebensfeindlichen in der er und sein Freund verfassen. Schilderungen. Region zu überleben. Kalmain sich befinden, retten können. Allgemeinbildung / Stormboy erzählt die Medienerziehung : Geschichte von Mike, einem 10- Indem er die Weiten von Herausfinden, wie die jährigen Australier , der sich mit Kimberley erkundet, erfährt einzelnen Botschaften einem Aborigine (David Gulpilil), Pete gleichzeitig die Art der filmisch umgesetzt sind. «Eiserne Faust» genannt, Liebe, die ihn mit seinem anfreundet. Grossvater verbindet. Diese (Vergleiche auch Lernziele in deutschsprachigen Lehrplänen) Generationen verbindende Die Regisseurin von Satellite Liebe vermag schliesslich die Boy, Catriona McKenzie, 1949 beiden Jungen zu retten. im australischen Staat Victoria geboren, war sehr berührt von Zurück zu den Ursprüngen diesen zwei oben genannten Filmen, wie auch vom Aborigine Dieses Eins werden mit der Schauspieler David Gulpilil. Natur erlebt Pete so stark, Vierzig Jahre später entstand so dass er es am Schluss des der Film Satellite Boy mit David Films vorzieht, zu seinem Gulpilil in der Rolle des Grossvater in diese Grossvaters von Pete ; eine abgeschiedene Region von Hommage an ihren eigenen Kimberley zurückzukehren, Vater. anstatt seiner Mutter zu folgen, die sich von der Stadt Der Film seinerseits nimmt uns angezogen fühlt. mit auf ein Abenteuer, bei dem Traditionen und das Lehren von ursprünglichen Werten die Rettung bringt. Damit er im Busch überleben kann, zu essen und zu trinken hat, den Weg findet, sich vor der sengenden Sonne schützen kann etc., muss Pete sich Das Zuhause von Pete und seinem Grossvater Das quirlige Stadtleben wird der spirituellen Dimension der Wildnis gegenübergestellt. Jeder muss seinen eigenen Weg finden ; Pete findet ihn über seine Initiationsreise trotz seines jugendlichen Alters, Pete und sein Grossvater indem er die Traditionen der Aborigines fortführt und dem darauf besinnen, was ihm sein modernen leben den Rücken Aborigine Grossvater im Laufe kehrt. 2 ___________________________________________________ Lernziele Der Frage nachgehen, wie der Mensch seinen Lebensraum organisiert und einrichtet, um seine Grundbedürfnisse zu befriedigen. Herausfinden, welchen Bedürfnissen ein bestimmter Ort entspricht. Aufgrund seiner Kenntnisse eine reelle Umgebung beschreiben; die Lage, die Orte und die Personen vorstellen. Ein Bild, eine klangliche und/oder audiovisuelle Botschaft aufschlüsseln und dies begründen. ___________________________________________________ Schüler/innen können so die Didaktische Anregungen Stimmung des Filmes auf sich wirken lassen. Vor dem Film Einen kurzen Abriss über das 1. Die Thematik des Films Volk der Aborigines präsentieren : seine Den Film anhand des Trailers Geschichte, seine Kultur, seine vorstellen : Sprache, seine Traditionen, http://satelliteboymovie.com/ (engl.) etc. (Siehe auch Artikel auf Wikipedia über die Aborigines Ausgehend vom Trailer Australiens phantasieren, was der Film http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aborigines deutsch/franz.) inhaltlich bringen wird. Die zentralen Punkte an der Die Unterschiede erklären Wandtafel festhalten und nach zwischen dem Leben der meist dem Film nochmals darauf in entlegenen Gebieten zurückkommen. lebenden Aborigines und den von den europäischen 2. Der Westen Australiens Kolonisatoren abstammenden Australier, die sich an den Australien und die Region von Küsten und in den grossen Kimberley, wo die Geschichte Städten angesiedelt haben. spielt, auf der Weltkarte suchen. Die Schüler/innen sind so Schildern, wie man sich die sensibilisiert bezüglich der Landschaften dieser Region Gegensätzlichkeit zwischen vorstellt : Wie sieht die Tradition und Moderne ; dies Vegetation aus etc. ? Das wird am Schluss des Films vorgängige Visionieren des sichtbar, wenn sich Pete für die Trailers kann dabei helfen. Rückkehr zu seinem Grossvater entscheidet, Nach einer Diskussion im während seine Mutter Plenum Bilder von Australien beschliesst, nach Perth zu und der Region Kimberley im gehen, in der Hoffnung auf ein Internet suchen. Als kleine Hilfe angenehmeres Leben in einer folgende Suchbegriffe moderneren Umgebung. vorgeben : Westaustralien, Kimberley, Landschaften, … Die in Bezug auf den Film Nach dem Film aussagekräftigsten Bilder auswählen, ausdrucken und im 3. Traditionen weiterführen Schulzimmer aufhängen. Die 3 Im Plenum das Verhältnis Jede/r Schüler/in hält schriftlich zwischen Pete und seinem fest, welche Grossvater diskutieren. Familientraditionen ihnen am Herzen liegen. Die Tatsache hervorheben, dass die zahlreichen Ratschläge In Gruppen die Tatsache des alten Mannes im Lauf der diskutieren, dass wir dank der vergangenen Jahre Pete von Weitergabe von Wissen Nutzen waren, als er mit seinem Mensch werden und zu Freund Kalmain plötzlich allein unserer Identität finden. in der Wildnis war. Die Fertigkeiten aufzählen, dank 4. Bildanalyse derer die beiden Jungs ihre abenteuerliche Reise Den Schüler/innen erklären, überstanden haben : wie es der Regisseurin gelingt, über das Bild eine Verbindung a) Als Kalmain mit seinem zwischen Pete und seinem Fahrrad einen Platten Grossvater herzustellen, auch hat, repariert Pete den wenn sie weit voneinander Schlauch, indem er ihn entfernt sind. Dies anhand mit trockenen Gräsern folgender Szenen illustrieren : füllt. a) Während der b) Pete gelingt es mit Hilfe abenteuerlichen Reise von reflektierenden der beiden Kinder Sonnenstrahlen auf erscheint verschiedene einer Chipspackung Male der Grossvater Feuer zu machen. Der im Bild. Zum Beispiel Lichtstrahl vermag das als Pete und Kalmain Reisig zu entzünden. sich auf dem Gelände der Minengesellschaft c) Die Jungs ziehen ihr befinden, wird der Hemd über den Kopf, Grossvater beim um sich vor der Verlassen seines sengenden Sonne zu Hauses gezeigt, schützen. vertrieben durch eben diese Gesellschaft. b) Manchmal hört man die Stimme des Grossvaters als Off- Stimme, als befände sie sich im Kopf des kleinen Jungen. Pete und sein Grossvater c) Als Pete nachts auf der Versuchen sich zu erinnern, Satellitenschüssel sitzt, welche Familientraditionen sieht man zur gleichen unsere Eltern oder Grosseltern Zeit den alten Mann, uns weitergegeben haben : zum wie er auf dessen Beispiel Kenntnisse über Rückkehr wartet. Der Pflanzen, der Sinn für Musik, Grossvater spricht, Holzbearbeitung, Fischen, ein schaut den Himmel an Lied, ein Kochrezept, ein und schreit. In der Familienbrauch. nächsten Szene sieht man Pete, wie er die Sterne anschaut und wie der Schrei des 4 Grossvaters andauert, weit vom Ort der Handlung als könnte er bis zu ihm platziert ; sie tut dies, um dem dringen. Zuschauer die unendliche Weite der Landschaft näher zu d) Am Ende des Films bringen. Dem Himmel kommt befindet sich Pete auf ebenfalls eine wichtige Rolle der Strasse nach Perth zu, denn er regt zum in Begleitung seiner Nachdenken an und macht die Mutter und schläft ein. Kommunikation zwischen Pete Im Traum hört er die und seinem Grossvater erst Stimme seines möglich. Grossvaters.
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