I remember seeing this as a kid, so it had to be made before the mid-90s. I’m guessing mid-80s to early-90s, but it could be earlier. The only scene I remember is a little boy with curly blonde hair in a heavy green felt (?) coat. He is standing in a desert talking to a snake in a tree, which then turns into a man.
some version of “The Little Prince”
perhaps this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince_%281974_film%29
YES thank you!
The Little Prince gets remembered a lot. Marking “solved.”