This lovely movie is a delightful, gentle, whimsical telling of the life of Beatrix Potter, beloved children’s author.
Starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, it is set in London in 1906, when Beatrix is 32 and still unmarried, to the despair of her parents. She seeks to publish her books, which begins a wonderful friendship with the man assigned to be her publisher.
For anyone who enjoyed the stories of Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, etc) it will give an added dimension to her loved childhood stories, as you discover more about her own life. And, as it is rated G, I suspect older girls and teenagers who also loved the books would enjoy it.
Not sure many men would love it, but for a girls’ night it’s lovely.
I really liked this movie! It showed it can be quite a lonely world being a writer. There is a lot of pressure from others to give it up and get a 'day job'.
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