J.K. Rowling and the Birth of Harry Potter (2004)
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演出 : Liam Dale
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In this fascinating (unauthorized) biographical documentary, you'll get the inside scoop on the creative force behind one of the greatest publishing phenomena in the last 100 years -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books. Explore Rowling's meteoric rise from obscurity into the ranks of the world's richest women (via her books), and visit the people and places that played a significant role in her life.
Set in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, New York and chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole and his wife Marion. Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. Her resulting despondency and his subsequent infidelities have prevented the couple from confronting a much-needed change in their relationship. Eddie O'Hare, the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant, is the couple's unwitting yet willing pawn - and, ultimately, the catalyst in the transformation of their lives.
ロンドンの劇場で劇作家のジェームズ・バリは新作の『リトル・メアリー』の初日を迎えていた。しかし、観客の反応は芳しくなく、翌日の新聞でも、酷評されてしまう。失意の中で日課の散歩に出かけるジェームズ・バリは公園で父親を亡くしたショックから夢や希望を持てなくなっていた少年ピーターとその家族に出会う。ジェームズは、兄を亡くして早く大人になろうとした少年時代の自分をピーターに重ね、励ましていく。やがて彼らとの交流から着想を得たジェームズは、新しい劇に取りかかる。
ピーターラビットの生みの親、ビアトリクス・ポターの半生を描く感動のトゥルー・ストーリー！1902年、ヴィクトリア朝の英国。上流階級の女性が結婚しないで仕事を持つことなどあり得ないこの時代に、アーティストとして生きることを夢みる一人の女性がいた。彼女の名前は、ビアトリクス・ポター。彼女は幼い頃に湖水地方で出逢った大好きな動物たちの絵に物語を添えて、絵本として世に出したいと願っていた。
A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.
童話作家C・S・ルイスとその妻の実話を映画化した大人のラブストーリー。
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