Wednesday, June 21, 2017

CURIOUS GEORGE FANS HAVE A NEW ADVENTURE TO WATCH #CuriousGeorge


Everyone's favorite monkey is back! Curious George fans can enjoy a brand new adventure, only this time it features the beloved character's creators. Coming this August (8/15/17), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators, features a narrow escape from the Nazis on makeshift bicycles, and explores the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books. Monkey Business will be available on demand and digital formats. 

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY 

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
Documentary
Release:  August 15, 2017
Directed by: Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Animation by: Jacob Kafka
Narrated by: Sam Waterston
Produced by: Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Emily Harrold
Executive Produced by: Marc Levin, Eric Nyari, Paul Davidson, Danielle DiGiacomo, Brad Navin

SYNOPSIS
Curious George is the most popular monkey in the world. Since his introduction in the first publication in 1941, the beloved series has sold over 75 million books in more than 25 languages. MONKEY BUSINESS explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. 

Originally from Hamburg, Germany, the Reys first met when Hans was dating Margret's older sister. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. After their four-week honeymoon to Paris turned into a four-year residency, they accidentally became children's book authors when a publisher suggested they create a book out of a cartoon Hans had drawn. 

Being German Jews, however, their life in Paris abruptly came to an end in June 1940 when the Reys were forced to escape from the Nazis by riding makeshift bicycles-a manuscript of the first Curious George book was one of the few possessions they could smuggle out with them. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children around the world.

This is one documentary I'm looking forward to watching. 

*Content and images used with permission from the movie's PR company 

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