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Mood:
- CleverSentimentalTouchingCaptivatingBittersweet
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Plot:
- Writer's LifeHuman NatureFriendshipParents and ChildrenArtists and ShowbizLife is a BitchMind and SoulYouth more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- 1900s20th Century
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Place:
- EnglandLondon
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- Based on PlayBiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Finding Neverland, 2004
English
USA, UK
Profile of Finding Neverland
The mood of Finding Neverland is bittersweet, clever, and sentimental. The plot centers around the life of a writer, human nature, and family problems. It is a drama and romance movie. In approach, Finding Neverland is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is London. Finding Neverland happens in the 1900s. It is adapted from a play, drawn from a biography, and originally a true story. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed and an Oscar winner.
Summary of Finding Neverland
Most people know the story of Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. Director Marc Forster's (MONSTER'S BALL) FINDING NEVERLAND delves deeper, depicting a fictionalized account of the family and events that inspired the classic tale. At the turn of the 20th Century, Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie's (Johnny Depp) latest play in London has flopped almost as badly as his marriage to stature-seeking Mary (Radha Mitchell). During one of his frequent excursions to the park with his dog, Barrie meets four young boys and their recently widowed mother, Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet). Soon Barrie becomes a frequent playmate to the children, using the boys' imagination to take them on fanciful adventures. He also becomes a friend and confidante to the overwhelmed Sylvia, much to the dismay of her overbearing mother (Julie Christie). Barrie's active imagination and interaction with the family inspires "Peter Pan," a play that celebrates the child in everyone and the importance of believing in fantasies and miracles. A droll and amusing Dustin Hoffman appears as American Charles Frohman, Barrie's producer. The film also features young Freddie Highmore as Peter Llewelyn Davies, the inspiration for Barrie's title character.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Release date: | 4 September 2004 |
| Runtime: | 106 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Sir James Matthew Barrie
as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
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- by: Peter Travers
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