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Miss Potter [DVD] [2006]

Renee Zellweger (Actor), Ewan McGregor (Actor), Chris Noonan (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Lucy Boynton
  • Directors: Chris Noonan
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
  • DVD Release Date: 23 April 2007
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000J3FDNM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,009 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
    #21 in  DVD > Drama > Period

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Miss Potter walks that fine line between charming and cloying with pleasing sure-footedness. Apple-cheeked Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones' Diary) once again slips into a British accent to play writer/illustrator Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter, born into wealth, fought the disapproval of her high society mother to do something as crass as publish a book... and to fall in love with her publisher, Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor, previously teamed with Zellweger in Down With Love). Unfortunately, their love runs into something worse than upper-class stuffiness. Miss Potter skips through Potter's life a bit too briskly at times, but Zellweger's thankfully restrained performance, McGregor's infinite charm, and some beautiful shots of the English landscape keep the movie grounded and engaging. Also featuring a crackling supporting performance by Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) as Warne's sister Millie. --Bret Fetzer

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In the biopic MISS POTTER, Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (COLD MOUNTAIN) steps into the dainty shoes of best-selling children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Set in Victorian England, the film follows Potter’s life, from a little girl with a wild imagination and a fascination for woodland animals to an independent young woman in pursuit of a career in illustration and storytelling, despite the urging of her domineering mother to follow in her footsteps in high society. After struggling to find a publisher who would take her ideas and talent seriously, Miss Potter finally lands a deal with Frederick Warne & Company. While working diligently on her debut book, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, she falls in love with the youngest of the Warne brothers, Norman (Ewan McGregor, MOULIN ROUGE), and the two become secretly engaged. They continue to work together on the follow-up books, a franchise that would not only make her a household name, but one of the most beloved authors of all time. Zellweger lights up the screen with her portrayal of Potter, revealing that the woman who hid behind the children’s books led a fascinating and sometimes dramatic life. The film celebrates Potter’s creativity and innovation, illustrating how she was a woman ahead of her time who--despite her high social standing--still took pleasure in the simple things in life. Zellweger and McGregor reprise the tremendous on-screen chemistry they shared in DOWN WITH LOVE, and Emily Watson (BREAKING THE WAVES) delivers a fantastic supporting-role performance as Norman’s sister Millie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything good., 4 Nov 2007
This review is from: Miss Potter [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
If one watches a film and thoroughly enjoys it and then within days watches it again and enjoys it even more, then that must be proof positive of something. To read carping, niggling reviews about a film which is as good as this one, is at first, annoying. How can these negative views be possible? But then one comes back down to earth and remembers that all folk are different. We all see things in different ways. So I will just state my own reaction to this WONDERFUL film. I rate it more than worthy of five stars. I would like to go further and state that I regard it as one of the best films of recent years in every way. I believe all the performances are excellent but especially Renee and Ewen. The depth of emotion portrayed was extremely moving and to use an old expression- heart warming. Technically also, the film is very good. The music, the editing, and the photography, are all excellent.And as a friend said to me before I had any knowledge of the film "You must see this lovely film, It is delightful" and that says it all....
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48 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantatsic (Not what i was expecting), 16 April 2007
By P. Lycett "omd81" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss Potter [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
When my girlfriend said lets go the cinema, I thought great time to catch Casino Royal or Rocky Balboa, but no she had Miss Potter in mind, to say I wasn't impressed with this idea would be a understatement, but as I sat there with my popcorn and large coke ready for a kip I was very very surprised with what I saw. A brilliant film from start to finish, definitely a chick flick but never the less I found myself enjoying this film and would have happily watched it again (had my popcorn been refreshed)!

Renee Zellweger is unrecognisable as an American as she makes this film quintessentially English. The scenery is fantastic and there is a certain magic about this film that you just can't help feeling. I highly recommend this to anyone!!!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Charming, 8 Nov 2009
By Mark Pearce "''Chinatown''" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Unmarried thirty-something Beatrix Potter(Renee Zellweger),a talented illustrator and budding author of childrens books finds a publisher in Norman Warne(Ewan Mcgregor)who is enchanted by her work and the rest as they say is history.
Beautifully realised by Chris Noonan(what has he been doing for the ten years since Babe?)Miss Potter is one of the loveliest films in years.Wonderfully uncondescending script by Richard Maltby and delightfully cast with Zellweger acquitting herself quite well and Ewan McGregor is absolutely first rate as her publisher and erstwhile suitor.
Loses a little in the final act but Andrew Dunn's cinematography is a handsome compensation.Beatrix Potter lovers everywhere must be delighted with this warm and intelligent tribute to a much loved author.
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