Invisible Essence: The Little Prince

2018

1 hr. 29 min.

Documentary

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The legacy of the French novella "The Little Prince."

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A beautiful counterpart to the movie, telling of the incredible life and journey that led to The Little Prince - that of Saint-Exupery. It always astounds me how much of the creative and artistic mastery we're graced with, is born of pain and melancholy. Those involved in narrating this biopic-come-book-reading-style documentary are compassionate. Their personal and professional understanding, and their delving into the treasure chest of memories, add real colour and understanding to Antoine's life and personality, as well as repeatedly dipping into to the narrative and subtext of the story of The Little Prince. Beautifully poetic, even Saint-Exupery's death resonates with the story, as he flies off 'into the unknown', never to return

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Charles Officer

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Guillaume Cote

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Chandler Levack

Globe and Mail

There's a compelling mystery at the core of Invisible Essence: The Little Prince. But more than anything, it will inspire you to pick up that dog-eared copy of the novella you've had since childhood.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 8, 2019

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Essays how imagination and inspiration are inextricably linked.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Courtney Small

Cinema Axis

It is in the deconstruction of the various layers of the book that Officer's film becomes its own unique telling of the story.

Rated: B

Mar 26, 2019

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Jim Slotek

Original Cin

The Little Prince is a dark allegory about humans, the ridiculous extent of our selfishness versus our capacity for good. And as Officer discovers when he takes his show on the road, children have no trouble absorbing its message.

Rated: B-plus

Mar 7, 2019

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Officer's film is an intense meditation on Saint-Exupéry, his background and the forces that lead to this landmark book.

Mar 7, 2019

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Seeing all these different interpretations emerge from one narrative is beguiling, and Officer uses them as sources to illustrate the analysis and background provided by a host of experts.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 5, 2019

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Synopsis

The legacy of the French novella "The Little Prince."

Director: Charles Officer
Executive Producer: Gordon Henderson, Michael Levine, Mathieu Amadei, Michel St-Cyr, Guy Villeneuve
Screenwriter: Charles Officer
Production Co: Canesugar Filmworks
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2018

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