Complete credited cast: | |||
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Mia Farkasovska | ... | Young Bella |
Jessica Brown Findlay | ... | Bella | |
Anna Chancellor | ... | Bramble | |
Jeremy Irvine | ... | Billy Tranter | |
Eileen Davies | ... | Milly | |
Tom Wilkinson | ... | Alfie Stephenson | |
Andrew Scott | ... | Vernon | |
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Natalie Nasseraldeen | ... | Rhian |
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Nancy Nasseraldeen | ... | Amy |
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Paul Hunter | ... | O'Brien |
A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.
What a lovely, lovely movie!
It's a grownup fairy tale with hints of magic: hearts opening, friendships blossoming and creativity abounding. The story is centered around a garden...after all, in real life the work of a gardener is a form of magic. The characters are endearing and the cast is perfection: from the cantankerous cynical neighbor to the witchy librarian to the magical inventor to the girl who makes art because she must.
As I exited the movie I told my husband it will be one we must share with our adult daughter, my aged mother and our millennial son. Something there for all of us.