Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #538 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-04-23
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 88 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Miss Potter walks that fine line between charming and cloying with pleasing sure-footedness. Apple-cheeked Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones' Diary) once again slips into a British accent to play writer/illustrator Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter, born into wealth, fought the disapproval of her high society mother to do something as crass as publish a book... and to fall in love with her publisher, Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor, previously teamed with Zellweger in Down With Love). Unfortunately, their love runs into something worse than upper-class stuffiness. Miss Potter skips through Potter's life a bit too briskly at times, but Zellweger's thankfully restrained performance, McGregor's infinite charm, and some beautiful shots of the English landscape keep the movie grounded and engaging. Also featuring a crackling supporting performance by Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) as Warne's sister Millie. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis
In the biopic MISS POTTER, Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (COLD MOUNTAIN) steps into the dainty shoes of best-selling children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Set in Victorian England, the film follows Potter’s life, from a little girl with a wild imagination and a fascination for woodland animals to an independent young woman in pursuit of a career in illustration and storytelling, despite the urging of her domineering mother to follow in her footsteps in high society. After struggling to find a publisher who would take her ideas and talent seriously, Miss Potter finally lands a deal with Frederick Warne & Company. While working diligently on her debut book, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, she falls in love with the youngest of the Warne brothers, Norman (Ewan McGregor, MOULIN ROUGE), and the two become secretly engaged. They continue to work together on the follow-up books, a franchise that would not only make her a household name, but one of the most beloved authors of all time. Zellweger lights up the screen with her portrayal of Potter, revealing that the woman who hid behind the children’s books led a fascinating and sometimes dramatic life. The film celebrates Potter’s creativity and innovation, illustrating how she was a woman ahead of her time who--despite her high social standing--still took pleasure in the simple things in life. Zellweger and McGregor reprise the tremendous on-screen chemistry they shared in DOWN WITH LOVE, and Emily Watson (BREAKING THE WAVES) delivers a fantastic supporting-role performance as Norman’s sister Millie.

Customer Reviews

Sensational,fantastic,brilliant!!!!
This film is amazing.Renee is really good in it and i think she brings it all together.It's defitnitely a family film!!Everyone should watch it!!


Enjoy it everyone!!!!

Enchanting entertainment
When I bought this DVD, I didn't know anything about Beatrix Potter, I just bought it because I like costume dramas and wanted a bit of light entertainment. And I wasn't disappointed, I loved this enchanting and gentle film which portrayed Beatrix Potter as a slightly eccentric author and upper middle class woman who was modern for her times but who was a bit shy and somewhat socially out of place at the same time.
I know a bit about Victorian times and I was impressed with the attention to detail with regards to costumes, props etc. I cannot comment on accuracy with regards to B.P.'s life but if you want a film that makes you smile, you won't go wrong with this one.

Lovely movie with enthusiasm and dedication
"Miss Potter" is the fictionized story of Beatrix Potter fast approaching oldmaid-status in the turn of the century London. Her mother has introduced several appropriate suitors, but Beatrix has declined them all.

Miss Potter's aspirations go in another direction. She wants to publish a children's book. In the process, she falls in love with her publisher, although she never gets to marry him.

I was a little apprehensive to see Peter the Rabbit and Potter's other characters moving on the paper like little cartoon characters, but it worked. The moving characters come to show Miss Potter's involvement and dedication to her characters, drawings, and stories.

The enthusiasm and dedication that Miss Potter has, is what truly rises this movie above so many others.

Another reveiwer noted, at Renee Zellweger is not the right person to play Miss Potter. I have to admit that I like her in the role. She portrays a subtle revolt against her parents and society and almost childish glee towards her drawings, stories, and the fact that she gets them published.

Lovely movie!

Louise