Der kleine Prinz (2015)

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

Director:

Mark Osborne

Writers:

Irena Brignull (screenplay), Bob Persichetti (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd

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Cast

Credited cast:
Jeff Bridges	...	The Aviator (voice)
Rachel McAdams	...	The Mother (voice)
Paul Rudd	...	Mr. Prince (voice)
Marion Cotillard	...	The Rose (voice)
James Franco	...	The Fox (voice)
Benicio Del Toro	...	The Snake (voice)
Ricky Gervais	...	The Conceited Man (voice)
Bud Cort	...	The King (voice)
Paul Giamatti	...	The Academy Teacher (voice)
Riley Osborne	...	The Little Prince (voice)
Albert Brooks	...	The Businessman (voice)
Mackenzie Foy	...	The Little Girl (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacquie Barnbrook	...	The Nurse (voice)
Jeffy Branion	...	The Policeman (voice)
Marcel Bridges	...	The Concerned Neighbor (voice)

Storyline

From 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 where 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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Plot Keywords:

based on book | girl | the little prince | aviator | little girl | 

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Taglines:

Growing up isn't the problem... forgetting is.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Lucky Red [Italy] Official site

Country:

France Canada

Language:

French English

Release Date:

10 December 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Der kleine Prinz

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$81,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,140 (USA) (1 April 2016)

Gross:

$1,268,584 (USA) (22 April 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Onyx Films, Orange Studio, Kaibou Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Osborne was pitching the movie to actors, artists and distributors all over the world using what he called a "magic suitcase" full of hand-made visual aids specifically create to communicate the tone and passion for the project. Model maker Joe Schmidt created this suitcase, which held the art book, and told the story of the movie visually. Schmidt had created a snapshot of Osborne's vision for the film: a constellation of tiny planets and stars lighted up on one side, a giant art book of illustrations filled the other. From somewhere deep inside the case, Osborne pulled out two large white circles that held slides that when placed up to each eye displayed 3-D images of stop-motion puppets. Then Osborne started flipping switches. In no time, a one-way mirror slid away to reveal a hidden chamber holding a collection of yellowed pages below. It was a mock-up of Saint-Exupéry's original manuscript, a key plot point in Osborne's film. Over the course of four years, Osborne pitched the movie close to 400 times.

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Goofs

When the Little Girl claps for the first time "The Conceited Man" took kudos by taking his hat off with his "right hand" but next time while holding The Little Girl with "left hand" he drops her and took kudos with his "left hand" although his "right hand" was free.

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Quotes

The Little Prince: it is only with heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

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Crazy Credits

During the Paramount animation at the beginning of the movie, stars hanging from strings appear over the mountains.

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Connections

Version of Le petit prince (1990)

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Soundtracks

Le Tour de France en Diligence
Written by Hans Zimmer, Camille and Richard Harvey
Performed by Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey (featuring Camille)

User Reviews

What went through their minds?

The Little Prince fails almost on every aspect it tries to be. The books were meaningful and heart-warming to read, while this film is a forgettable, boring run of the mill film. Although there is at times fantastic animation and some pleasant bits, the mistake with this film is that it shows a clear lack of understanding of the book.

The plot choices of this film are mind-boggling. There were several times where I thought to myself "what the hell is going on? Have they read the source material?". Surely it isn't bad to take an adaption in a new direction but when that direction leads off a cliff, you have problems. Its as if a great team started working on the beautifully animated Little Prince/Aviator sequences then ran out of budget, thus hiring some Hollywood writers and decent animators to get the rest done.

Theory aside, while the Little Prince scenes were the most interesting, they are under-developed and rushed to spend time with the other dull story. The relationship between the Aviator and the girl is at times endearing, but also a little forced and cliché. Past that, the film's result of the Prince's character is unsurprisingly very badly handled.

To quote the Businessman, the creators skimmed through the book and stated "There is nothing essential in here at all". Then the Little Prince movie came to be.