Miss Potter (2006)
Directed by Chris Noonan
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.
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Still, one sneaks out every now and then, and in the last 20 years, I'd be hard-pressed to name a single kids' movie - though that very phrase, "kids' movie", is an unfair and unjust ghettoisation - that triumphs more completely on more levels than Babe , a 1995 Australian film co-written by the director of the Mad Max franchise, and directed by a man who'd never directed a feature before, and wouldn't direct again for eleven years (breaking his drought with Miss Potter , of all things, but let's not go there).
The creator of the incomparable Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck gets just that in "Miss Potter," written by Richard Maltby Jr. and directed by Chris Noonan, whose last film, "Babe," was 11 years ago.
Directed by Chris Noonan (whose last picture was the 1995 "Babe") and starring Renée Zellweger as Potter, the picture skips along with surefooted grace; there are times when it seems headed straight for a sticky saccharine trap, but Noonan and his actors always manage to swerve out of danger.
"Miss Potter" is the first film in over a decade from director Chris Noonan, who made the much-loved "Babe" in 1995.
Director Chris Noonan, best known for his work on Babe, has a knack for recreating youthful bliss and throwing in just the right amount of sentiment.
Director Chris Noonan (helmer of the overwhelmingly charming Babe) chose Miss Potter to break his 11-year sabbatical from filmmaking.
Full marks if you recognize the actress to be Lucy Boynton, who once appeared in the 2006 film Miss Potter as the young Beatrix Potter.
A friendly face, Darren (newcomer Ben Carolan), gives him advice that also helps Conor meet the older, more worldly model Raphina (Lucy Boynton, "Miss Potter"), whom Conor offers a music video gig.