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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Directed by John Lee Hancock
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Overview
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Rated PG-13 | Length 125 minutes
Actors
Emma Thompson | Tom Hanks | Colin Farrell | Paul Giamatti | Ruth Wilson | Jason Schwartzman | Bradley Whitford | Annie Rose Buckley | B.J. Novak | Kathy Baker | Lily Bigham | Melanie Paxson | Andy McPhee | Rachel Griffiths | Ronan Vibert | Fuschia Sumner | David Ross Paterson | Laura Waddell | Barbara Keegan | Steven Cabral | Jerry Hauck | Michelle Arthur | Michael Swinehart | Bob Rusch | Paul Tassone | Luke Baines | Demetrius Grosse | Kim D'Armond | Mia Serafino | Claire Bocking | Dendrie Taylor | Kristopher Kyer | Victoria Summer | Jaeden Bettencourt
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/28/2015 | TV | Digital | TV | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another of those films I caught piecemeal but wish I hadn’t as I’m sure the impact would have been greater. This is an interesting look albeit a dramatized one and I’m sure written to put Disney in a more flattering light than in reality, but we get to see some of the things that went into getting Disney’s Mary Poppins put into actual production back in the 60s as well as the events in the author’s life that inspired some of the things in the book and eventually the film. I do have to say Tom Hanks was great in this, but Emma Thompson was really what the film was about and she was amazing in every scene she was in.
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