A Portrait Of Maurice SendakJuly 10, 2015

Directors Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs capture a playful, intimate and resoundingly poignant portrait of children's writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak in his Connecticut home. From the early sketches and toys he made with his brother Jack, to his most celebrated work 'Where The Wild Things Are', Sendak reveals the provocative and prolific imagination that has spawned over half a century of work. With wit and irony, Sendak muses about significant incidents in his youth, the controversy surrounding his books, and reveals an almost humorous obsession with death. The result is a fascinating portrayal of a uniquely talented and irreverent artist. (From the US) (Documentary) M(L)

A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak was broadcast on SBS 2 at Sunday 25 September 2016, 16:00. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 11 July 2015.