The mother of a prodigious young girl wants her daughter to enroll in the prestigious Werth Academy. To ensure her daughter will pass the entrance exam, the mother imposes on her a rigorous study schedule over the course of the summer that leaves little room for leisure. The girl becomes distracted by her next-door neighbor, an elderly, retired aviator who shares with her the story of a young boy from a distant asteroid, the “little prince”, whom he supposedly encountered in a desert after crashing his plane. As the two play together without the mother’s knowledge, the aviator tells the girl that he must “leave” soon.
After the aviator almost gets into a car accident with the girl in his car, her mother learns of their friendship and forbids the girl from distracting herself from her studies again. The girl secretly visits the aviator to finish his story, which ends with the prince sacrificing himself to a venomous snake bite to reunite with his beloved rose. The girl is upset by the sad ending and angrily regrets meeting the aviator.
Towards the end of the summer, the aviator is taken ill and is hospitalized. The girl, wanting to make amends with him, runs out into the night to find the prince. She flies the aviator’s plane to an asteroid populated exclusively by adults who joylessly work for the star-hoarding businessman from the aviator’s story. There she finds the prince, now an adult janitor named “Mr. Prince”, who has forgotten his past and fears disappointing the businessman.
The prince takes the girl to an academy where the teacher attempts to forcibly turn her into a submissive, workaholic adult. The prince, suddenly recalling his past, rescues the girl and helps her recover her plane to escape. While doing so, the girl and prince confront the businessman and release all of his hoarded stars back into the sky where they belong.
The Little Prince is an English-language French 3D stop-motion-animated adventure fantasy film directed by Mark Osborne. Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti wrote the script based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. As the first animated feature film adaptation of The Little Prince, the film uses stop motion animation for the novel’s story and computer animation for an additional frame narrative. The film stars the voices of Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Marion Cotillard, James Franco, Benicio del Toro, Ricky Gervais, Bud Cort, Paul Giamatti, Riley Osborne, Albert Brooks and Mackenzie Foy.
Cast and Characters
Riley Osborne as the Little Prince, an eternally young boy and resident of “Asteroid B612”, a small asteroid roughly the same size as him. He is presented as a very kind, passionate, and curious boy who looks with his heart, one of the many themes of the movie.
Paul Rudd as Mr. Prince, the now-adult Little Prince who forgot his own childhood past and who became an anxious janitor for the Businessman later in the movie.
Mackenzie Foy as the Little Girl, a smart and precocious girl. She has a very inquisitive mind and struggles to balance growing up and basking in her childhood.
Jeff Bridges as the Aviator, an elderly and retired aviator and the Little Girl and her Mother’s friendly neighbor who has witnessed and befriended the Little Prince in the Sahara desert.
Rachel McAdams as the Mother, a busy and committed mother who cares for her Little Girl.
James Franco as the Fox, a red fox whom the Little Prince cares for and tames, and who eventually becomes one of his many friends on Earth.
Marion Cotillard as the Rose, a bright and beautiful rose whom the Little Prince cares for and talks to.
Benicio del Toro as the Snake, a sinister and venomous snake whom the Little Prince meets and is instantly wary of.
Albert Brooks as the Businessman, a workaholic businessperson who owns the stars in the sky and generates money to buy more stars.
Paul Giamatti as the Academy Teacher, a slim, tall and sinister teacher who operates an “Academy”, a place where children are transformed into workaholic adults.
Bud Cort as the King, a king of an asteroid and whom the Little Prince visits. He becomes an elevator operator for the Businessman later in the movie.
Ricky Gervais as the Conceited Man, a man who conceives a personality and sticks to it. He becomes a police officer for the Businessman later in the movie.
Jacquie Barnbrook as the Nurse, a nurse in the hospital where the Aviator is hospitalized.
Marcel Bridges as the Concerned Neighbour, a neighbour who’s curious at the Aviator’s attitudes.
Jeffy Branion as the Policeman, a police officer who repeatedly arrests and detains the Aviator.
The Little Prince
Directed by: Mark Osborne
Starring: Rachel McAdams, James Franco, Marion Cotillard, Jeff Bridges, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd
Screenplay by: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti
Production Design by: Celine Desrumaux, Lou Romano
Cinematography by: Kris Kapp
Film Editing by: Carole Kravetz Aykanian, Matt Landon
Music by: Richard Harvey, Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements.
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Gösterim Tarihi: 25 Eylül 2015
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