Bibliograph

Tell them anything you want, a portrait of Maurice Sendak, director, Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze

Type

Label

Tell them anything you want, a portrait of Maurice Sendak, director, Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Tell them anything you want

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

503333281

Responsibility statement

director, Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze

Runtime

Sub title

a portrait of Maurice Sendak

Summary

This is a deeply moving portrait of Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent who is conflicted with his success, and whose lifelong obsession with death has subtly and ironically influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his first book, Where the wild things are, which he wrote after spending ten years as an illustrator. Through his own words, firsthand photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional life

Table Of Contents

Tell them anything you want (ca. 40 min.). Family -- The Brothers Sendak -- Wild things -- A happy book -- Gay artist -- Death, death, death -- Lindbergh baby -- The accident -- Need to achieve -- "A lucky man."More Maurice stuff. Maurice at the World's Fair (ca. 3 min.) -- Q&A at the Museum of Modern Art (ca. 29 min.) -- Birthday tributes at the 92nd St. Y (ca. 17 min.) : James Gandolfini delivers "In the night kitchen" ; Meryl Streep reads "The sign on Rosie's door" ; Catherine Keener delivers one of Maurice's own speeches in recognition of his work ; Maurice Sendak gives thanks

Technique

live action

Classification