![]() ![]() Again, however, this is NOT a movie for little children. "Ernest and Célestine" is a thousand times better. That came as a shock at first to me, but again, I let myself go with it, and it had a certain fairly obvious interest. We also see the prince as an adult, very changed. ![]() Exupéry's original tale is the best, as far as I'm concerned. Traduction trs belle et qualit parfaite du roman bien-aim et intemporel. But if you let yourself go with it, it has an appeal over time. Read Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupry available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() It took me awhile to accept the frame story. ![]() If you go expecting just what you know from St Exupéry's story, most of this movie will therefore be an annoyance to you. Most of the movie is a frame for that tale, the story of a small girl who meets an elderly aviator who tells her, in bits and pieces, the story of his encounter, many years before, with the Little Prince. It's in this movie, but it only comprises a small part of it. 2) If you are expecting a video reproduction of St Exupéry's story, you will be very disappointed. So, first comment: 1) This is not a movie for small children. I could hear that the few children among them were bored. There were perhaps 30 people altogether in attendance. The movie opened today - 29 July 2015 - here in France, and I saw the second show here where I live, the small town of Paimpol. ![]()
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