wonders if it was a good idea to have told Mr. Robert that story. A number of costumed characters in the park are shown interacting with visitors, including children. The narrator describes the characters as stiff and awkward, more so than the employees within the costumes realise. The narrator recalls speaking to the captain of one of the Disneyland riverboats. The captain tells him about a shy passenger who once jumped from his boat as it was docking. The captain jumped into the water after her, rescuing her from being crushed between the boat and the dock, and she thanked him as if he "had picked up her handkerchief". The narrator recollects a dream he had while sleeping in the Disneyland Hotel, in which Mickey Mouse had turned into a real, non-anthropomorphic mouse, and was rumoured to have been killed by a mousetrap. The narrator thinks the dream may indicate that he is "adapting [himself] to Disneyland". Engrid analyses the answers it received to its questions, and determines that the respondent is idealistic, and prefers to explore the "dark area" of their mind. Engrid notes the importance of balancing sadness and joy. The narrator remarks that "the painful melancholy" of his childhood memories still affects him. He describes Disneyland as empty, but that it "reminds us of our childhood." He concludes that children "love life", and that "nothing forces them to love the life they have". Production Disneyland, mon vieux pays natal was shot primarily at Disneyland Paris. Writer-director Arnaud des Pallières negotiated with park officials about what he was allowed to film at the park, and they provided him with a list of prohibitions. A contract was signed, and des Pallières recalled that "I had access to what I wanted". He was accompanied by two communication managers during filming. References Bibliography External links 2000 documentary films 2000 films 2000s avant-garde and experimental films French documentary films French avant-garde and experimental films Disneyland Paris Films set in amusement parks Films shot in France 2000s French films