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Clips from the new Higglety Pigglety Pop! film

So you may have already heard that there’s going to be a Higglety Pigglety Pop! short film as a bonus feature on the Where the Wild Things Are Blu-Ray, which is coming out March 2. Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life is of course the other major chidren’s book by Maurice Sendak. It’s a surreal story about a dog looking for Experience.

The film is semi-animated (there are puppets involved) by the filmmakers of Madame Tutli-Putli and includes the voice-acting of Meryl Streep (Jennie), Forest Whitaker (Lion), Spike Jonze (Plant). The production design – as in Tutli Putli - is rich and stunning. Streep is perfect as usual.

Two more clips after the jump…

(Disclosure: I work at the NFB)

  • http://www.boumerie.com/ Boum

    A lot of the sets and puppets were also made by students from the Film Animation Major at Concordia University :)

  • http://twitter.com/sweetarchivia sweetarchivia

    Wow this is some gorgeous animation…

  • byrilla

    Can't wait!

  • http://sazkove-kancelaree.cz/ sazkove kancelare

    great idea,great project.Wish all the best

  • http://www.thecadillacofwinter.com/ JoeyC

    Man, these look amazing. They totally capture the self-serving attitude of Jennie–all wrapped up in an adorable package. That wagging tail is perfect!

    I don't really think there's a minor children's book by Sendak, but there are more than a few that people regard as major works besides Higglety Pigglety Pop!, including 1970's In The Night Kitchen, along with books that Sendak did with Ruth Krauss, Janice May Udry and others.

  • http://f-links.com/ ?????????

    Haha, very good!

    Thanks for the sharing.

  • fiftyfootelvis

    You know, I hated the “Where the Wild Things Are” movie so much I'm afraid to even look at this.
    Mr. Jonze sucked all the fun and life and wild rumpus out of the story and replaced it with a lot of depressing baggage from his own, presumably, unhappy childhood. More like “Where the Pathetic, Suicidal, Manic-Depressive Things Are.”

  • hugger_mugger2

    i also thought “Where the Wild Things Are” was a disappointment, i was expecting it to be good. but i still liked the visual, this one looks pretty nice too, i like the cat. nothing all that original but better than a cheesy modern look.

  • http://www.dragoart.com/ learn how to draw

    These videos are just so freaky. A cat waring a suit? A pig communicating with a dog, and waring a suit? Wow, just freaking freaky :D

  • Riyay

    I LUV THIS!!!
    It's fun to hear and watch Meryl as Jennie!!!