Review of The Little Prince (1974) by Adam E — 11 May 2009
Having grown up with Saint Exupery's masterpiece, I have been waiting for a good film adaptation for a long time....and I still am. This musical adaptation of the classic children's book may be visually spot on but its transformation from a French dream-like fable to a psychedelic British TV musical is nothing short of a disaster.
This is a film which look like it was directed by Terry Gilliam on acid...and not the good Fear and Loathing kind. The songs are painful and repetitive, the Little Prince himself is extremely slappable and the whole thing is cornier than you could possibly imagine.
The supporting cast playing all the otherwordly characters the Little Prince meets during his travels are hammy but entertaining, shame they belong to a Monty Python sketch and not a French fairy tale! Overall, if like me you've been a fan of Saint Exupery's book since childhood, I would avoid this adaptation like the plague.
Otherwise, you might enjoy parts of it, visually at least.
This review of The Little Prince (1974) was written by Adam E on 11 May 2009.
The Little Prince has generally received positive reviews.
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