Miss Potter with Renée Zellweger: DVD Cover
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Miss Potter Director: Chris Noonan Cast: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn

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  • DVD Release Date: 06/19/2007
  • Original Release: 2006
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 890

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Features

Feature commentary with director Chris Noonan; The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter; The Making of a Real-Life Fairy Tale; "When You Taught Me How to Dance"; Music video performed by Katie Melua; Theatrical trailer

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Miss Potter
1. Painting in Blue [3:22]
2. Life Is an Adventure [5:16]
3. Beatrix's Story [4:33]
4. The Bunny Chase [6:52]
5. Peter Rabbit [6:25]
6. Jemima Puddle-Duck [7:34]
7. Christmas Party [6:16]
8. New Feelings [5:55]
9. Social Climbers [7:06]
10. Happy Couple [7:46]
11. A Close Friend [8:56]
12. Hilltop Farm [7:50]
13. Auction [6:15]
14. Preserving the Land [3:49]
15. End Credits [4:44]

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Editorial Reviews

The true story of the woman who created some of the most beloved characters in children's literature comes to the screen in this drama leavened with elements of comedy and romance. Beatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger) is a imaginative but gently eccentric woman living in the socially and intellectually confining circumstances of Victorian England. Potter's wealthy parents are eager for her to marry a successful man and settle down, but she has ideas of her own, and has been writing and illustrating a series of stories for children centered around a character she calls Peter Rabbit. Potter's efforts to find a publisher for her stories prove difficult, but in time she finds a firm who agrees to give her book a chance, and Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) is put in charge of the project. While Warne is new to the publishing game, he believes Potter has great talent and potential, and throws himself into the work with enthusiasm. A strong personal bond grows between Potter and Warne, and in time he asks her to marry him; however, Beatrix's parents do not approve of Norman, and she is forced to choose between her mother and father and the man she loves. Norman's sister Mille (Emily Watson) urges Beatrix to follow her heart, and she accepts Norman's proposal, but fate has other plans. Miss Potter was directed by Chris Noonan, who created an international sensation with his first feature film, Babe. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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September 16, 2009: Historical love story with new age twists.

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February 21, 2009: Reading Peter Rabbit and company to children is one of life's simple pleasures, as was watching Chris Noonan's treatment of the middle years of author Beatrix Potter's life. Not content to become the wife of a "suitable" man to fulfill the expectations of Edwardian society, Miss Potter remained single until well into her forties. Truly a woman ahead of her time, she filled her rather solitary life with meaningful literary, artistic, and scientific pursuits, leaving a legacy that will endure long into the future. Beatrix Potter's remarkable spirit and character are well represented in this film, portrayed with admirable restraint by Rene Zellweger. The supporting cast was equally well chosen and talented. Part love story and part biography, this film captures time and place via stunning cinematography. Intelligent and quietly eloquent, it is a portrait of a life well and genuinely lived.

I Also Recommend: Finding Neverland.


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