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Aug 25, 2016akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 2013 docudrama directed by John Lee Hancock. The story centers on the development of the 1964 film "Mary Poppins." Emma Thompson stars as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney. During the author's fortnight-long meetings during 1961 in Los Angeles, Disney attempts to obtain the screen rights to her novels. The film depicts the author's troubled childhood as flashbacks. Disney learns that Travers is actually her pen name, taken from her father's given name. Her real name is Helen Goff, and she's actually Australian, not British. This gives Disney new insight into Travers, and he follows her to London. Arriving unexpectedly at her door, Disney tells her that he also had a less-than-ideal childhood, but stresses the healing value of his art. He urges Travers not to let deeply-rooted past spoil the present. It is a thought-provoking and heart-warming drama.