Where the Wild Things Are (Where the Wild Things Are) (1975)

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"DIR: Gene Deitch SUMMARY: Sent to bed without supper, Max imagines a voyage to the land where the Wild Things are. WHY IT'S HERE: Gene Deitch's faithful adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are' does a nice job of recreating the tone of the source material by adhering closely to Sendak's original illustrations. The effect Dietch creates here is very much a picture book come to life, with a stop-start animation style and an ongoing narration. The short"