‘The Little Prince’ Inside Us All

In an age of helicopter moms and over-scheduled kids, Mark Osborne’s screen adaptation of the classic 1943 French novella, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, has one stirring message: Let the starlight within come out to play.

This is an endearing and compelling feature length animated film that plumbs us into the sterile world of a ‘Little Girl’ who is learning to be a grown-up from an overwrought, uptight, and perfectionist mom. She diligently conforms to her rigorous regime until an eccentric neighbor known as the ‘Aviator’ explodes into her perfect little world, tearing it asunder with a universe of possibilities. Check out the trailer here.

What the heart sees

The film takes us on a rollicking series of adventures the girl, her companion, ‘The Fox’ and The Little Prince (in the guise of a chimney sweep), embark on. Revealing as they go what has the power to cut through the grim, mechanistic, and brutalist world of the 21st century . .

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

With an international cast of top drawer artists and actors including Jeff Bridges (“The Aviator”), Rachel McAdams (“The Mother”), Marion Cotillard (“The Rose”), James Franco (“The Fox”), Albert Brooks (“The Businessman”), Mackenzie Foy (“The Little Girl”), Benicio Del Toro (“The Snake”), Ricky Gervais (“The Conceited Man”), Paul Giamatti (“The Teacher”), Bud Cort (“The King”) and Riley Osborne (“The Little Prince”), this movie is a compelling treat for kids and family alike.

The Little Prince will be available on Netflix in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the US from 5th August.

Cover Photo / Image Insert: Netflix Stills