Honest and heartwarming, Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be takes the source material and presents it alongside those who created it, mirroring the anthology nature of the fictional character's life with the snippets of the lives of Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe. This comparison and contrast makes for a richer film overall, complete with utterly charming animation to illustrate how creation works underneath the collaborative process. It's light and airy and just a delight
Honest and heartwarming, Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be takes the source material and presents it alongside those who created it, mirroring the anthology nature of the fictional character's life with the snippets of the lives of Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe. This comparison and contrast makes for a richer film overall, complete with utterly charming animation to illustrate how creation works underneath the collaborative process. It's light and airy and just a delight