Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Maurice Sendak loved his little dog Jennie but she did not love him. Just before her death Sendak began a picture book about Jennie's attitude towards him and life and what happened to her following her death. This short film is a work of quality that even more than the book evokes a sense of the tragedy that that is the relationship between long - lived man and short - lived dog. Anyone who comes upon the film without not being aware of the source material might not understand what is shown until the conclusion. That's one of its virtues. The beauty of the visuals is unsurpassed in film . This is true even tho some of the characters are grotesque in the style of Tenniel's art for Alice in Wonderland. The viewer's reaction to this stop motion puppet masterpiece may well depend on how he feels about animals. For me it's crushingly sad. A must see for anyone interested in dog/pet stories.

The temptation was to say I loved it. But the feeling are mixed, the good points are the voices and the remind of classic fairy tales with the adventures of hero and the twist crowned his efforts and, in essence, nothing more significant than the dog .

Some grotesque - the baby, some creepy , some beautiful, some amusing and nice premise.

And the fair moral about way to discover what represents life.

Difficult to define it , the obstacle being more the references to old films from genre but easy to appreciate it , not knowing the book inspiring it, for the noble message defining a story about innocence, experiences and the main role in a play, with some benefits , Eccentric and good intentioned. In short, some memories for a time.