Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009HBO is also into the Where the Wild Things Are business as they present filmmakers Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s intimate look into the life of one of the greatest storytellers of our youth, author Maurice Sendak. The documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak premieres this Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm
From the Home Box Office cable entertainment channel:
“Filmmakers Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze present an intimate look at the life of noted children’s book writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent at times conflicted with his success and whose lifelong obsession with death has subtly influenced his work. Now 81 and living in Connecticut, Sendak is best known for his first (and most famous) book, Where the Wild Things Are, which he wrote after being a book illustrator for over 10 years. Though it was originally panned, Wild Things would eventually become one of the most beloved and critically lauded children’s books of all time and, to Sendak’s chagrin, came to define his career. Through his words, old pictures and illustrations, Tell Them Anything You Want offers a deeply personal look at an otherwise private and somewhat isolated man.”
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