It's a shame that some of the most important events in Saint-Ex's life was glossed over. Much of his philosophy was matured during his time with Latecoere/Aeropastale. Didier Daurat had such a large play in forming the man himself, including the "spirit of the mail" and a transcended connection with people.
Moreover, there are some information that are presented in the documentary but are wrong. Saint-Ex didn't force his way into piloting, he was accepted by Didier despite his decent skill at flying because Didier searched for men who could be morphed around the above ideaology. What's worse is that a woman did not save Henri Guillaumet but a young boy named Juan Garcia did.
I did enjoy the rare reels of the pilots on tape, however. They are very difficult to come by. The information presented on the film is not bad to new audience who haven't yet delved into Saint-Ex's background, but it does not do justice in explaining why the Little Prince was written or how he matured to the writer he was. There are many biographies and statements by those who knew him out there in French, and some translated, that will fill in what the documentary could not.
Moreover, there are some information that are presented in the documentary but are wrong. Saint-Ex didn't force his way into piloting, he was accepted by Didier despite his decent skill at flying because Didier searched for men who could be morphed around the above ideaology. What's worse is that a woman did not save Henri Guillaumet but a young boy named Juan Garcia did.
I did enjoy the rare reels of the pilots on tape, however. They are very difficult to come by. The information presented on the film is not bad to new audience who haven't yet delved into Saint-Ex's background, but it does not do justice in explaining why the Little Prince was written or how he matured to the writer he was. There are many biographies and statements by those who knew him out there in French, and some translated, that will fill in what the documentary could not.