The Little Prince

Stanley Donen directed this lugubrious musical fantasy based on the classic Antoine de Saint-Exupery children's parable, featuring a musical score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe -- their first film score since Gigi. The simple story concerns a French aviator (Richard Kiley) who crashes his ...more

Considering the talent associated with The Little Prince, it's something of a surprise that the movie is no better than it is. Part of the problem is that the source material itself is so delicate that even small false steps have large negative consequences -- and the film is filled with false steps, large and small. Although Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe crafted a hummable and entertaining score, it is not among their best work; worse, its tone and style are frequently at odds with the ...more