Fascinating look at the life of Tomi Ungerer. We read and love Crictor and Emile, but I didn't know much about him beyond that. The documentary isn't for the faint of heart: He also drew erotica. But I thought it was a really interesting and revealing look at the clever, funny, multi-dimensional and insightful person behind the books the kid and I love so well. And it really highlights the way that his style of children's books breaks from the nostalgic, sentimental kitsch marketed to kids at that time. It also explains why it's so hard to find used copies of his books--they were banned en masse after it came out that he also drew erotic works.
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