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The Nanny McPhee Screenplay Diaries
The Nanny McPhee Screenplay Diaries
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Following the success of The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries, Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson's delightful script and diary entries about her newest movie in which she stars as a governess who uses magic to reign in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge. Emma Thompson, whose Sense and Sensibilit... more » won the 1996 Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay, returns to screenwriting with Nanny McPhee, a motion picture adaptation of the Nurse Matilda books by Christianna Brand. In this dark and witty fable, Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon (Love Actually's Thomas Sangster), have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control, they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems, including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid, Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). As the children's behavior begins to change, Nanny McPhee's appearance seems to change as well, creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger whom the children and their father have come to love. Nanny McPhee is directed by Kirk Jones (writer/director of Waking Ned Devine). The producers are Lindsay Doran (in her third collaboration with Thompson, following Sense and Sensibility and Dead Again) and Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. 16-page color photo insert.
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Following the success of The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries, Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson's delightful script and diary entries about her newest movie in which she stars as a governess who uses magic to reign in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge. Emma Thompson, whose Sense and Sensibilit... more » won the 1996 Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay, returns to screenwriting with Nanny McPhee, a motion picture adaptation of the Nurse Matilda books by Christianna Brand. In this dark and witty fable, Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon (Love Actually's Thomas Sangster), have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control, they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems, including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid, Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). As the children's behavior begins to change, Nanny McPhee's appearance seems to change as well, creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger whom the children and their father have come to love. Nanny McPhee is directed by Kirk Jones (writer/director of Waking Ned Devine). The producers are Lindsay Doran (in her third collaboration with Thompson, following Sense and Sensibility and Dead Again) and Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. 16-page color photo insert.
ISBN-13: 9781557046680
ISBN-10: 1557046689
Publication Date: 1/3/2006
Pages: 224
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 1557046689
Publication Date: 1/3/2006
Pages: 224
Rating: ?
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