The Little Prince

Running time: 108 mins

Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Marion Cotillard (Inception), James Franco (127 Hours), Ricky Gervais (The Office), Paul Giamatti (Straight Outta Compton), Bud Cort (Pollack), Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Albert Brooks (Finding Nemo) help bring Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s timeless classic to life. Director Mark Osborne’s (Kung Fu Panda) The Little Prince is a lovingly reimagined take on the lyrical children’s tale of friendship between a pilot and a mysterious extraterrestrial, young prince—staying true to its enduring portrayal of childhood wonderment in conflict with adult disenchantment. In cookie-cutter suburbia, a Little Girl and her single mother have just moved in to their new home. Their world is competitive, full of technology, and completely free of wonder. Well, not completely free. There is the crazy old Aviator next door who seems to always be getting into trouble. It is through him that Little Girl is introduced to the delightful adventures of The Little Prince., and it is through her friendship with the Aviator that her entire view of the world changes—as does our experience as the audience when the film takes the leap from familiar CG animation to beautiful handcrafted images, watercolors, and clay, which give the film an elegant vibrancy rarely seen in today’s animated cinema. For parents and children, the film is a brilliant way to experience this story again, or for the first time. For cinema lovers, it’s an imaginative feast for the senses.