Miss Potter

Resource Information

The work Miss Potter represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Miss Potter

Statement of responsibility

Phoenix Pictures ; David Kirschner Productions ; Isle of Man Film Commission ; UK Film Council ; Weinstein Company ; produced by David Kirschner, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Corey Sienega, David Thwaites ; written by Richard E. Maltby Jr. ; directed by Chris Noonan

Contributor

• Lesser, Anton
• Kirschner, David, 1955-
• Gibbs, Matyelok
• Watson, Emily, 1967-
• Weinstein Company
• Phoenix Pictures
• Messer, Arnold
• David Kirschner Productions (Firm)
• Paterson, Bill, 1945-
• UK Film Council
• Flynn, Barbara, 1948-
• Zellweger, Renée, 1969-
• Bamber, David
• Sienega, Corey
• Thwaites, David
• Isle of Man Film Commission
• Alliance Atlantis (Firm)
• McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
• Medavoy, Mike
• Maltby, Richard, 1937-
• Owen, Lloyd
• Noonan, Chris

Subject

• Man-woman relationships -- England | London -- Fiction
• London (England) -- Fiction
• Upper class families -- England | London -- Fiction
• Publishers and publishing -- England | London -- Fiction
• Feature films
• Biographical films
• Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 -- Fiction
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Fiction
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

In an effort to give their younger brother, Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas about how the book should be published. As they work together, Norman and Beatrix become close. After the first book is published, Beatrix goes on to a second book and that sells well. One day at lunch, she meets the rest of Norman's family, including his sister, Millie and the two women become fast friends. Norman proposes, but Beatrix's parents object to the marriage proposal. After much argument, they agree to let Beatrix marry Norman provided they wait until the end of the summer

Member of

• Miss Potter (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

lbi

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Chris Seager ; editor, Robin Sales ; music, Nigel Westlake ; costume designer, Anthony Powell ; production designer, Martin Childs

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Canadian Home Video Rating: G

Language note

Audio tracks in English and French with English, French, and Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Matyelok Gibbs, Lloyd Owen, Anton Lesser, David Bamber

Runtime

93

Target audience

general

Technique

live action