The best Maurice Sendak’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Maurice Sendak’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Maurice Sendak.
The World of Jim Henson
7/10
Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
7.8/10
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story depicts one man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing societal boundaries through his use of subversive art. This 98-minute film combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a historical palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, this HD documentary film offers a feature-length retrospective of Ungerer's life and art, pondering the complexities and contradictions of a man who, armed with an acerbic wit, an accusing finger and a razor sharp pencil, gave visual representation to the revolutionary voices during one of the most tantalizing and dramatic periods in American history. Far Out Isn't Far Enough explores the circumstances of his meteoric rise and fall on American soil...
Really Rosie
8/10
Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books "Chicken Soup with Rice", "Pierre", "One was Johnny", "Aligators All Around" (Which comprise the 1962 book "The Nutshell Library"), and "The Sign on Rosie's Door". Sendak based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom he observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn.
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
7.9/10
A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.
Galaxie
8.4/10
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H. Auden, Jasper Johns, Susan Sontag, Storm De Hirsch, Jonas Mekas, Allen Ginsberg, and George and Mike Kuchar, most observed in their homes or studios. Filmed in vibrant color, Galaxie pulses with life. It is a masterpiece of in-camera composition and editing, and stands as a vibrant response to Andy Warhol's contemporary Screen Tests.
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
Part of the Scholastic Video Collection, "Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories" brings 3 Maurice Sendak stories to life on the screen. 1- Where the Wild Things Are (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele) 2- The Nutshell Kids (Charming Poems set to music including "Alligators All Around", "Pierre", "One Was Johnny", and "Chicken Soup With Rice") 3- In The Night Kitchen (Narrated by Peter Schickele)
