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30-540: Goodbye Christopher Robin is a 2017 British biographical drama film about the lives of Winnie-the-Pooh creator A. A. Milne and his family, especially his son Christopher Robin . It was directed by Simon Curtis and written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Simon Vaughan, and stars Domhnall Gleeson , Margot Robbie , and Kelly Macdonald . The film premiered in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 7.2 million at

60-570: A Fairytale (2006), and Howard Stern in Private Parts (1997). In 2018, the musical biopic Bohemian Rhapsody , based on the life of Queen singer Freddie Mercury , became the highest-grossing biopic in history at the time. In 2023, it was surpassed by Oppenheimer , based on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb in World War II. Nuala Quinn-Barton Nuala Quinn-Barton (born March 1952 )

90-413: A beau, Alfred Brockwell, he tells his parents, after which Daphne feels betrayed and confronts Olive nastily. Olive becomes angry with Blue and Daphne, resigns, and admonishes them for what they have been putting Billy through. Blue resolves to stop writing about the boy and his imaginary friends. Olive leaves and Billy's mother tells him not to cry. Blue ends Billy's publicity activities and enrolls him at

120-446: A boarding school. However, "Christopher Robin" is bullied at the school and emerges bitter toward his father. When World War II breaks out, Billy is initially declared medically unfit for service, but he demands that his well-connected father – despite being horrified by war and the prospect of his son experiencing what he did – convince the army to accept him regardless. Billy leaves for service, turning his back on his father and disowning

150-450: A child with Daphne. Daphne appears traumatised by the birth as the midwife says "she didn't understand the mechanics" of giving birth. She was also hoping for a girl and is disappointed to instead have a son. They name the baby Christopher Robin Milne , but generally call him "Billy Moon". They hire a nanny, Olive Rand, whom Billy calls "Nou". At Olive's job interview, Daphne says how wonderful it

180-406: A codified genre using many of the same tropes used in the studio era that has followed a similar trajectory as that shown by Rick Altman in his study, Film/Genre . Bingham also addresses the male biopic and the female biopic as distinct genres from each other, the former generally dealing with great accomplishments, the latter generally dealing with female victimization. Ellen Cheshire's Bio-Pics:

210-720: A collection of cuddly toys." Biographical film Biopic scholars include George F. Custen of the College of Staten Island and Dennis P. Bingham of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis . Custen, in Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History (1992), regards the genre as having died with the Hollywood studio era , and in particular, Darryl F. Zanuck . On the other hand, Bingham's 2010 study Whose Lives Are They Anyway? The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre shows how it perpetuates as

240-556: A foreign exchange broker, in June 1975 at St Osmund's Roman Catholic Church in Barnes London. They have three daughters: Zoe Barton, a London barrister; Hania Barton, a writer and real estate manager; and Mischa Barton , an actress. She has two grandchildren from her eldest daughter Zoe's marriage to Ian Taylor. The family moved from London to New York City in the early '90s and became naturalized American Citizens. Nuala built relationships in

270-639: A lack of resemblance between the two. The casting of John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conqueror was objected to because of the American Wayne being cast as the Mongol warlord. Egyptian critics criticized the casting of Louis Gossett Jr. , an African American actor, as Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in the 1983 TV miniseries Sadat . Also, some objected to the casting of Jennifer Lopez in Selena because she

300-444: A life in pictures (2014) examines UK/US films from the 1990s and 2000s. Each chapter reviews key films linked by profession and concludes with further viewing list. Christopher Robé has also written on the gender norms that underlie the biopic in his article, "Taking Hollywood Back" in the 2009 issue of Cinema Journal . Roger Ebert defended The Hurricane and distortions in biographical films in general, stating "those who seek

330-993: Is a New York City native of Puerto Rican descent while Selena was Mexican American . Because the figures portrayed are actual people, whose actions and characteristics are known to the public (or at least historically documented), biopic roles are considered some of the most demanding of actors and actresses. Warren Beatty , Faye Dunaway , Ben Kingsley , Johnny Depp , Jim Carrey , Jamie Foxx , Robert Downey Jr. , Brad Pitt , Emma Thompson , Tom Hanks , Eddie Redmayne , and Cillian Murphy all gained new-found respect as dramatic actors after starring in biopics: Beatty and Dunaway as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi (1982), Depp as Ed Wood in Ed Wood (1994), Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on

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360-948: Is a dream come true". IrishCentral. Michille Smith. 5 October 2012. 6 In 'Slavs!' Kushner Creates Tragic Burlesque https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/theater/sunday-view-in-slavs-kushner-creates-tragic-burlesque.html Dec 18th 1994 7Prisoners in Their Home, Facing the Twin Ravages of Plague and Power https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/theater/prisoners-in-their-home-facing-the-twin-ravages-of-plague-and-power.html March10th 1997 8 Twelve Dreams https://variety.com/1995/legit/reviews/twelve-dreams-1200441964/ June 9, 1995 9•'The O.C.': THR's 2003 Review https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/oc-review-first-episode-2003-1132163/ The Hollywood Reporter 5 August 2003 10•A Chillingly Intense 'Sense' https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/sixthsensehowe.htm August 6, 1999 11. Notting Hill review –

390-431: Is an Irish American independent film producer , artist, talent manager and former fashion model from Newry , Northern Ireland . She is best known for producing films such as Homecoming (2009), The Third Half (2012), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), and for managing the careers of her daughter, actress Mischa Barton , actress Kelly Lynn Reiter , producer Taheim Bryan, and best-selling writer Ted Lazaris. She

420-745: Is married to Paul Marsden Barton. Nuala Quinn was born in Newry and spent her early years on her mother's family farm in Ballintober, County Roscommon , Republic of Ireland . She went to London for her education at Our Lady of Sion School , Sion Manning School and Lucie Clayton Charm Academy . Nuala was a fashion model for Lucie Clayton and the Gavin Robinson Agency in the late 1970s. During that period she worked in-house for several fashion companies including Chanel in Paris. She married Paul Marsden Barton,

450-472: Is that whilst the war killed so many men, it means there are a great number of women such as Olive who will never marry and can therefore be of service to others. Blue is having difficulty resuming his writing – he wants to draft a compelling treatise against war – and relocates the family to a house in the country with wooded acreage. Daphne resents the move and returns to London for an extended period. During that time, Olive goes to care for her dying mother and

480-632: The Arts with New York Theatre Workshop, the Public Theater The Circle in the Square, and Lincoln Center Theater and encouraged her daughter, actress Mischa Barton, through her passion for theatre in New York City. She has been her mentor and talent manager throughout her early career during her rise to fame, responsible for the casting of her daughter including The O.C., a popular Television Series on

510-642: The Fox Network, The Sixth Sense and the Notting Hill Film amongst others. 1 "Date Of Birth". CompanyCheck. Retrieved 26 August 2021. 2• ^ "Review: 'Homecoming'". Variety. Ronnie Scheib. 15 July 2009. 3• ^ "U.K. sets Pooh scribe saga". Variety. Dave McNary. 7 May 2010. 4• ^ "Actress Mischa Barton being in Northern Ireland really touches my soul". Belfast Telegraph. Maureen Coleman INM. 2 October 2012. 5• ^ "Irish American actress Mischa Barton says Ireland

540-759: The Moon (1999), Downey as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin (1992) and as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer (2023), Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray (2004), Thompson and Hanks as P. L. Travers and Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer (2023). Some biopics purposely stretch

570-468: The books and the money from them. He gives Blue the cricket ball from the one match they played together where they 'connected'. Blue tries to stop him going at the last moment but it is too late. The telegram from the opening scene is revisited: Billy has been reported missing and is presumed dead – news Blue passes to Olive, who is distraught. Billy's parents are both devastated by the news; Daphne blames Blue for having made it possible to send Billy off to

600-572: The box office. During World War II in 1941, Alan Alexander Milne – nicknamed "Blue" by his friends and family – and his wife Daphne receive a distressing telegram at their home. The story then flashbacks to 1916 during World War I with Blue fighting in the Battle of the Somme . Blue resumes his life with Daphne in England while suffering shell shock with occasional flashbacks to his battle experiences, and has

630-473: The cook takes some time off, leaving Blue and Billy to fend for themselves. Reluctantly at first, Blue takes Billy along on walks in the woods and begins making up stories about the boy's adventures with the plush toy animals the parents have bought for him. Blue invites his illustrator friend Ernest to join them at the house, and together they begin to develop the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Daphne returns to

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660-401: The darkness shadowing the creation of a classic children's tale." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Economist gave the film a mixed review, writing that "As in so many middlebrow period dramas, the vintage cars are too shiny, the clothes too smart, the upper-class accents too strained and

690-454: The dialogue too contrived. However dark the plot becomes, the sun keeps shining brightly through the trees. You are never allowed to forget that you are watching a traditional piece of tourist-friendly British heritage cinema." The review praised it, however, stating that, "There aren't many films that demonstrate how a phenomenal professional success can also be the most catastrophic personal failure; there certainly aren't many that revolve around

720-629: The film as Olive, Christopher Robin's nanny, later in the month. Filming began in September 2016. The film was released in the UK on 29 September 2017, and in the US on 13 October 2017. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 64% based on 181 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Goodbye Christopher Robin struggles to balance wartime tension and childlike wonder, but offers valuable insight into

750-715: The house after Blue sends her a poem, " Vespers ", that she has had published for him in Vanity Fair . Olive returns following her mother's death. After the Winnie-the-Pooh books become a success, Daphne manages their new-found celebrity and readily accepts extra opportunities to generate publicity and income, for example, a line of Winnie the Pooh bears, or an opportunity to have tea with 'Christopher Robin'. As Christopher Robin, Billy makes frequent public appearances, which he finds confusing and frustrating. When Billy learns that Olive has

780-468: The truth about a man from the film of his life might as well seek it from his loving grandmother. ... The Hurricane is not a documentary but a parable ." Casting can be controversial for biographical films. Casting is often a balance between similarity in looks and ability to portray the characteristics of the person. Anthony Hopkins felt that he should not have played Richard Nixon in Nixon because of

810-474: The truth. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was based on game show host Chuck Barris ' widely debunked yet popular memoir of the same name, in which he claimed to be a CIA agent. Kafka incorporated both the life of author Franz Kafka and the surreal aspects of his fiction. The Errol Flynn film They Died with Their Boots On tells the story of Custer but is highly romanticized. The Oliver Stone film The Doors , mainly about Jim Morrison ,

840-403: The war. Relations between them are once again strained. However, Billy has survived and arrives at the country house without warning, leading to awkward but tearful reunions with his parents and Olive. Blue and Billy reconcile as Billy tells his father how one of Billy's fellow soldiers, in the desert under enemy fire, sang one of the 'Hums of Pooh' which made him realise that his father's storybook

870-585: Was a gift to the world which enabled British soldiers to remember the simple happy things about home. Father and son walk together through the woods, Billy being shown as both a young child and young man. Development on the project first began in 2010, with Steve Christian and Nuala Quinn-Barton , and subsequently Damian Jones , as producers. Simon Vaughan wrote the screenplay. In April 2016, Domhnall Gleeson entered discussions to star as A. A. Milne . He and Margot Robbie were confirmed to star in June 2016, with her as Milne's wife Daphne. Kelly Macdonald joined

900-1056: Was highly praised for the similarities between Jim Morrison and actor Val Kilmer , look-wise and singing-wise, but fans and band members did not like the way Val Kilmer portrayed Jim Morrison, and a few of the scenes were even completely made up. In rare cases, sometimes called auto biopics , the subject of the film plays themself. Examples include Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977), Audie Murphy in To Hell and Back (1955), Patty Duke in Call Me Anna (1990), Bob Mathias in The Bob Mathias Story (1954), Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant (1969), Fantasia in Life Is Not

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