Starring Renée Zellweger Ewan McGregor Emily Watson Directed by Chris Noonan“One of the sweetest, most charming and beautiful movies of the year.” NBC “Heartmeltingly sweet… tremendously likeable.” HeatMiss Potter is an enchanting tale of British icon Beatrix Potter, the most successful classic children’s author of all time. Whilst her books have delighted generations of children, her own life story is still largely unknown. All that has changed with Academy Award-nominated Chris Noonan’s (Babe) box office smash hit Miss Potter, set for 23 April 2007 rental and retail DVD release, courtesy of Momentum Pictures. “Beautiful.”**** Cosmopolitan “A captivating delight from start to finish.” Country LifeSet in London and the Lake District in 1902, Miss Potter shows just how ahead of her time Beatrix Potter was. A free spirit who defied the conventions of her Victorian upbringing, Beatrix also went against her parents’ wishes and secretly fell in love with, and became engaged to, her publisher, Norman Warne.“Guaranteed to leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling.”**** Company “A genuinely moving love story.” Grazia
Miss Potter stars Academy Award-winner Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones, Cold Mountain, Chicago) as Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, Moulin Rouge!) as Norman Warne. The film also boasts a stellar British cast which includes Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Hilary and Jackie) as Norman’s sister and Beatrix’s confidante, alongside Bill Paterson (Kingdom of Heaven), Barbara Flynn (The Line of Beauty, Elizabeth I) and Lloyd Owen (Monarch of the Glen), and introduces Lucy Boynton as young Beatrix.
“Completely won me over.” Sunday Mirror “Rene Zellweger is a delight.” The Times
Beatrix’s much loved characters, such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin, delighted generations of children, but her own story was locked carefully away. Miss Potter goes behind the façade and allows us to meet the woman who was an adept businesswoman, scientist and conservationist. Her fascination with animals, love of nature, sense of humour, prodigious memory and wonderful imagination produced a children’s writer and illustrator that has never been matched. In addition to creating a publishing phenomenon, she later in life became a pioneering naturalist.
“Ewan is charming.” News of the World “Triumphant.”**** Mail on Sunday
Beautifully filmed on locations in London and the Lake District, director Chris Noonan said he was blessed behind the camera, supported as he was by a raft of award winning technicians: triple Oscar winning Costume Designer Anthony Powell (Death on the Nile, 101 Dalmatians, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade); Oscar winning production designer Martin Childs (Shakespeare In Love, Mrs Brown, Calendar Girls) and critically acclaimed cinematographer Andrew Dunn (The Madness of King George, The History Boys). Miss Potter