Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "The Little Prince"

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I sent this as an email to my children as I am always on the look-out for suitable children's films and I recall Saint-Exupery from a poem about the ecstasy of flight although I cannot remember which one....

Watching this film, The Little Prince, 1974, and although it has some subtle political content, I thought it might be a children’s film that no one has seen….


http://kirjasto.sci.fi/exupery.htm

French aviator and writer, real life hero who looked at adventure and danger with poet's eyes - sometimes from the viewpoint of a child. Saint-Exupéry's most famous work is The Little Prince (1943), which he also illustrated. It has become one of the classics of children's literature of the 20th century. During World War II Saint-Exupéry served as a pilot. He was shot down on a mission over France in 1944.



"Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." (from The Little Prince)

There is more at the link of the Biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupery....

Maybe I have finally found a children's film youse guys ain't seen yet?

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