Fr om Mark Osborne comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince. At the heart of it all is The Little Girl, who's being prepared by her mother for the very grown-up world in which they live - only to be interrupted by her eccentric, kind-hearted neighbor, The Aviator. The Aviator introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is possible. A world that he himself was initiated into long ago by The Little Prince. It's here that The Little Girl's magical and emotional journey into her own imagination - and into the universe of The Little Prince - begins. And it's wh ere The Little Girl rediscovers her childhood and learns that ultimately, it's human connections that matter most, and that what's truly essential can only be seen with the heart.
Country
France
Year
2015
Release date
November 24, 2015
Running time
108 min.
«Rediscover one of the most beloved stories of all time»
Fr om Mark Osborne comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince. At the heart of it all is The Little Girl, who's being prepared by her mother for the very grown-up world in which they live - only to be interrupted by her eccentric, kind-hearted neighbor, The Aviator. The Aviator introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is possible. A world that he himself was initiated into long ago by The Little Prince. It's here that The Little Girl's magical and emotional journey into her own imagination - and into the universe of The Little Prince - begins. And it's wh ere The Little Girl rediscovers her childhood and learns that ultimately, it's human connections that matter most, and that what's truly essential can only be seen with the heart.
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Country
France
Year
2015
Release date
November 24, 2015
Running time
108 min.
Awards
César Awards, France 2016: Best Animated Film
Saturn Award: Best Animated Series or Film on Television
The stop-motion scenes in the desert were mosty created using paper, even the Little Prince was made out of paper clay.
Olivier d'Agay, author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's grand nephew and spokesman for the Saint-Exupery estate, said in an email to Los Angeles Times in January 2016: "The movie is extremely faithful to the book. The story of the little girl, her friendship with the aviator, her conflict with her mother, [illustrate] the place of children today in a tough world of competition and solitude. It's why the two stories are really well linked. This is the originality and the genius of that movie: to show that the magic and the power of the book is still operating today."
Mark Osborne revealed that the book deeply affected him on a personal level when it was given to him by his wife years ago, back when they were dating. The two were college students at the time and trying to keep their long-distance relationship alive. "The Little Prince brought us back together," he admits. "I paid very close attention to it. It means so much to me and to everyone who has read the book, because it really connects you to the significant relationships and friendships in your life." Osborne's wife is thanked in the credits.
Marion Cotillard dubbed The Rose in both the English and the French version.
The Little Prince became the most successful French animated film ever, grossing $97 million worldwide.
The Werth Academy school in the film is named after the writer Leon Werth, to whom the Little Prince book is dedicated ("To Leon Werth, when he was a little boy").
Despite being produced by French companies, the movie was written, directed and voiced first in English. However, it was the French version, which was recorded afterwards, that was screened in the majority of countries along with their local versions until October 2015.
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