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Release Date:
26 December 2007 (UK)
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Tagline:
Dreams do come true...
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The story of three orphan girls (Pauline, Petrova, and Posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, Great Uncle Matthew, and his niece Sylvia, in 1930s London. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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(3 articles)
Indie Spotlight: New Releases for August 29
(From Cinematical. 29 August 2008, 9:03 AM, PDT)
Emma Watson and such
(From JoBlo. 21 August 2008, 9:23 AM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 29 August 2008, 9:03 AM, PDT)
Emma Watson and such
(From JoBlo. 21 August 2008, 9:23 AM, PDT)
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Ooooh so that's what it is
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emilia Fox | ... | Sylvia Brown |
 | Victoria Wood | ... | Nana |
 | Emma Watson | ... | Pauline Fossil |
 | Yasmin Paige | ... | Petrova Fossil |
| Lucy Boynton | ... | Posy Fossil |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Great Uncle Matthew |
| Marc Warren | ... | Mr. Simpson |
| Lucy Cohu | ... | Theo Dane |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Dr. Jakes |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Dr. Smith |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Madame Fidolia |
| Heather Nicol | ... | Winifred |
| Mary Stockley | ... | Miss Jay |
 | Teresa Churcher | ... | Clara |
 | Skye Bennett | ... | Young Sylvia |
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Rated PG for smoking.
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90 min | UK:180 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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According to an interview on the DVD, the three-year-old Pauline Fossil is played by Emma Watson's twin sisters.
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[Miss Jay meets Pauline and Winifred after their Alice auditions]
Miss Jay: Well done, you two. Right, Pauline is to play Alice
[pauses as girls gasp]
Miss Jay: and Winifred is to be engaged as understudy.
Pauline Fossil: [starts to say] What?
Winifred: [interrupts] When I finished my dance, people clapped! Nobody clapped her, there was just silence!
Miss Jay: Dance is important, but Pauline looks right for Alice.
Winifred: She looks right for everything, she always will!
[looks at Pauline and murmurs]
Winifred: Pretty face... blonde hair...
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Miss Jay: Well done, you two. Right, Pauline is to play Alice
[pauses as girls gasp]
Miss Jay: and Winifred is to be engaged as understudy.
Pauline Fossil: [starts to say] What?
Winifred: [interrupts] When I finished my dance, people clapped! Nobody clapped her, there was just silence!
Miss Jay: Dance is important, but Pauline looks right for Alice.
Winifred: She looks right for everything, she always will!
[looks at Pauline and murmurs]
Winifred: Pretty face... blonde hair...
[...]
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Remake of "Ballet Shoes" (1975)
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The reason why I actually saw this movie is cause a girlfriend of mine is a die-hard Harry Potter fan, loves the movies and will look every movie the cast of HP has a part in. So watching this one with her, I had no expectations cause I didn't know what this film was about and to be honest, when it was over I still had no clue whatsoever what this was supposed to be. A drama, a comedy, a vehicle to boost some young talents careers? I had no clue. So after 90 minutes of twists and turns, unlikely coincidences and a kind of rushed happy end I was sitting there uttering the words "now this is bogus!". It's not that it was a bad movie per se, we have a very unlikely story, a very good but also very very stereotypically cast set of actors that act over the top, a weird storyline and lots of dancing. So I didn't have the feeling that it was a bad movie, but I still had no idea what this was supposed to be. The only thing I really took from it was that whoever is to direct the next film starring Emma Watson has to botox her forehead back to the stoneage cause her eyebrows have to stop moving when she is acting. I mean I ended up staring at them cause even though there is lots of dancing in the film her eyebrows are the things that move the most. On the other hand, it has been worse in the HP movies. However, it wasn't until I spoke with another friend of mine - another Harry Potter fan and mom of 4 kids - and complained about this film that I was told that this is an adaption of a child book classic. I suppose this was the godmother of all "duuuuh" moments someone can have, especially after I was lectured for a solid 15 minutes about how great the book is how her kids love it how much they can learn about the importance of hard work and taking care of each other and yadda yadda yadda plus just cause I'm a guy and not into the Harry Potter stuff I still have no right to badmouth the girl playing Hermione cause it's her fave character in the books. So, knowing that it's a kids book the stereotypical characters make sense and with that in mind the actors casted for the roles actually fit perfect. Richard Griffiths is befuddled and funny as always, Marc Warren can be the shy guy once more just to name a few. And so finally, the twist and turns and the happy end make sense too, so does the fact that I couldn't understand the story, cause it's made for little girls in the 1930s. I guess I really dodged a bullet there, for a few days I thought I was just stupid.