Miss Potter (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Chris Noonan

Writer (WGA):

Richard Maltby Jr. (written by)

Release Date:

5 January 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

The life of Beatrix Potter is the most enchanting tale of all.

Plot:

The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.

Plot Keywords:

Book | London | Single | Rabbit | Animal

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Beatrix Potter
Ewan McGregor	...	Norman Warne
Emily Watson	...	Millie Warne
Barbara Flynn	...	Helen Potter
Bill Paterson	...	Rupert Potter
Matyelok Gibbs	...	Miss Wiggin
Lloyd Owen	...	William Heelis
Anton Lesser	...	Harold Warne
David Bamber	...	Fruing Warne
Phyllida Law	...	Mrs. Warne
Patricia Kerrigan	...	Fiona
Lucy Boynton	...	Young Beatrix
Oliver Jenkins	...	Young Bertram
Justin McDonald	...	Young Heelis
Judith Barker	...	Hilda

MPAA:

Rated PG brief mild language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:G | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:I | Finland:K-3 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Brazil:Livre | Australia:G | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | New Zealand:G

Filming Locations:

Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Phoenix Pictures

Trivia:

Beatrix Potter's "Hilltop" house is actually "Yew Tree Farm" near the town of Coniston (part of the Lake District.)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The train crosses Arten Gill viaduct in a southerly direction on the Settle Carlisle railway line. She would be going north from London to Penrith (for Keswick), and would cross northwards.

Quotes:

Rupert Potter: Our daughter is famous, Helen. You're the only person who doesn't know it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-01-06)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Let Me Teach You How to Dance

Lovely Film

Very much enjoyed this lovely film at the San Francisco screening this evening and so seemed the audience who clapped enthusiastically at the end and delayed to read the credits and listen to the closing music. How nice to be in a theater when your fellow attendees give heartfelt sighs of delight at seeing the desired outcome of a scene play out...or who wholeheartedly laugh at the witty script. Throw in stunning Lake Country, Cumbria, and Isle of Man scenery with surprises from the artist's sketch pad and you have a wonderful film. And, at last, a film for adults and young people that leaves out the unnecessary foul language and gratuitous sex scenes. How refreshing! A wholesome romance with beautiful stories of friendship and challenging family relationships in late 19th/early 20th Century England. Funny...I wish Hollywood and its screenwriters with high-school-peeping-Tom mentalities would understand that these are the kinds of movies we're craving! Very high recommendations for this movie and its talented actors.