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Miss Potter (2006) -- 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.
Miss Potter (2006) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   8,656 votes
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Director:
Chris Noonan
Writer (WGA):
Richard Maltby Jr. (written by)
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Release Date:
5 January 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
The life of Beatrix Potter is the most enchanting tale of all. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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User Comments:
Truly Moving Picture more
US TV Schedule:
Sat. July 189:45 AMSHOW   

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG brief mild language.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Beatrix Potter's "Hilltop" house is actually "Yew Tree Farm" near the town of Coniston (part of the Lake District.) more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Norman actually proposed to Beatrix in a letter, and her parents never softened their opposition to the match. more
Quotes:
Rupert Potter: Our daughter is famous, Helen. You're the only person who doesn't know it. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-01-06)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Let Me Teach You How to Dance more

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128 out of 147 people found the following comment useful:-
Truly Moving Picture, 20 December 2006
10/10
Author: tollini from United States

I saw this film on December 17th, 2006 in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." Heartland gave that award to this film.

This is the story of Beatrix Potter, the author of many classic illustrated children's stories such as "Peter Rabbit." She was raised in the latter part of the 19th Century in an upper middle class, stuffy family. And worked in the early part of the 20th Century.

It is a story of rebellion, and one woman's liberation from knowing one's place, settling on an arranged marriage, and quietly raising a family in the shadow of a man. Beatrix (Renee Zellweger) would have none of that. She had a dreamy artist's imagination and talent and temperament from an early age and simply rebelled and lived in her own created world. When the world recognized her talent, she slowly became a part of the commercial world via the book publishing industry and a mentor/love interest (Ewan McGregor) and the mentor's sister (Emily Watson).

The cast is brilliant. You go back in time with them a 100 years and live with and understand their stilted social mores. The art direction and cinematography are stunning and are worthy of Academy Award nominations.

There is one neat trick of animation that appears throughout this film. The drawn animal characters occasionally become animated, but only to Beatrix. It sounds hokey, but it is a clever way to demonstrate how real these characters were to their author. And, it's why they have rung true to children and to adults for many generations.

Beatrix is a model for determination and pluck and steadfastness. This is a beautiful story beautifully told. Undoubtedly, this film will be compared to "Finding Neverland." "Miss Potter" is of the same high quality.

FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Truly Moving Picture Award winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.

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