· Sex shop – she is uncomfortable in there as her family have never taught her about sex and relationships. This is also evident when she kisses Nino as she is unsure about what to do.
· When she’s at the bar she gulps down her glass of wine which links to the idea of childhood because she seemed greedy and excited.
· Life hasn’t always been easy but turns out like a fairytale: prince and princess.
· Georgette the hypochondriac seems childish in the way she overreacts.
· The dad believes that the gnome has really come to live suggesting his immature outlook on life.
· She goes to the fairground to find Nino – location relating to childhood
· Skimming pebbles – she’s idiosyncratic
· Dips her hand in grain – links to the simple pleasures a child has
· She has a very creative imagination (takes pictures of clouds which turn into childlike things. Also her dreams are in clouds which is a projection of her childlike mind) which “comes to life above her in a bubble”. It also stems from her childhood because she was forced to use it as she was isolated.
· Jeunet uses lots of primary colours especially red, these colours are often used and seen in primary schools which link to the theme of childhood.
· Breaks into Collingon’s apartment and plays tricks on him – childish. He’s mean to her friends so she does this twice.
· Nino means child in Spanish – he’s a childlike character as he collects things.
· She was not brought up as an adult because her mum dies when she was pre-pubescent and her dad became depressed.
· In the booth, she dresses up as Zorro which is childlike behaviour.
· Ghost train are a metaphor for her fears – her fears are to be alone with Nino.
· She finds the scrapbook and makes a game out of it – blue arrows (made of breadcrumbs, similar to the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel)
· Wide angle camera creates a distorted face – creating childlike features.
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