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.

Director:

Chris Noonan

Writer:

Richard Maltby Jr.

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In 1902, in London, the spinster Beatrix Potter lives with her bourgeois parents. Her snobbish mother, Helen Potter, had introduced several bachelors to Beatrix until she was twenty years old, but she had turned them all down. Beatrix Potter has been drawing animals and making up stories about them since she was a child, but her parents have never recognized her as an artist. One day, Miss Potter offers her stories to a print house, and a rookie publisher, Norman Warne, who is delighted with her tales, publishes her first children's book. This success leads Norman to publish two other books, and Miss Potter meanwhile becomes the best friend of his single sister Millie Warne. Soon Beatrix and Norman fall in love with each other, but Helen does not accept that her daughter would marry a "trader". However, Beatrix's father Rupert Potter proposes that his daughter spend the summer with his wife and him in their country house in Lake District, and if she is still interested in Norman after...

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Plot Keywords:

illustrator | book | letter | children | friend | 

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Taglines:

One of the greatest love stories never told

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Details

Country:

UK USA Isle Of Man

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beatrix Potter - taiteilijaelämää

Filming Locations:

Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,205, 31 December 2006, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,975,649, 24 June 2007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenix Pictures,UK Film Council,Grosvenor Park Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Beatrix Potter's "Hill Top" house as portrayed in the film is actually "Yew Tree Farm" near the town of Coniston (part of the Lake District), which was owned by Potter in the 1930s. You can visit the real Hill Top house which is owned by Britain's National Trust.

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Goofs

In the film the book "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" is shown to be published followed by "The Tale of Two Bad Mice" then "The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle". In reality "Two Bad Mice" and "Tiggy-Winkle" were released in 1904 and 1905 respectively and "Jemima Puddle Duck" wasn't published until 1908 with five other books in the intermediate years.

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Quotes

Millie Warne: I must warn you, Miss Potter, I am more than prepared to like you!

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Connections

Referenced in Postcards: Episode #9.34 (2007)

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Soundtracks

When You Taught Me How to Dance
Performed by Katie Melua
Written by Nigel Westlake, Mike Batt and Richard Maltby
Produced and Arranged by Mike Batt
Recording Engineer Steve Sale
Another Name Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Wow!

I saw Miss Potter on the premiere night and as a devote fan of Beatrix Potter I was extremely impressed! As a previous comment said that they would not watch it I feel sorry for them as Renee, though she isn't English did a spectacular job. Judy Dench would not match her and is after all too old and would have lacked the vitality Renee brought to the part. Ewan and her have so much chemistry especially in the scene were he proposes. Their performances were tender, genuine and extremely believable. It is the most perfect film I have ever seen. As for the supporting actors and actresses, they gave as good a performance as the leads! I especially loved seeing the Lake District which myself and my family visit a lot looking gorgeous as always. The added bit of animation was so beautiful, it was used very well as I was worried it might look out of place but it brought the story and animals to life. Loved it when Jemima shock her tail feather at Norman! Altogether the film was faultless.