Synopsis
It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
1964 Directed by Robert Stevenson
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke David Tomlinson Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Elsa Lanchester Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Ed Wynn Reta Shaw Don Barclay Marjorie Bennett Arthur Malet Jane Darwell Marjorie Eaton James Logan Alma Lawton Betty Lou Gerson Kay E. Kuter Doris Lloyd Larri Thomas Queenie Leonard Marc Breaux Daws Butler Peter Ellenshaw Paul Frees Bill Lee Show All…
Mary Poppins 1, Μαίρη Πόπινς, 메리 포핀스
All I can say is, that Mary Poppins sure has a nerve being hurt that the kids run off with their dad without saying goodbye to her, after she just spent half an hour packing while shrugging off their pleas for her to stay: "Yeah, I know you don't want me to go. So sad for you. Ciao."
Okay, that isn't all I can say. I hadn't watched this one since childhood, but after Saving Mr. Banks hit me with a sucker punch in the emotions, I had to revisit it. It's a different experience as an adult: I can see the blatant flaws in the special effects, and the 40-minute fantasy sequence (among others) kinda drags, and Dick Van…
Pretty magical to rewatch these old movies through my daughter’s eyes. She doesn’t really understand any of the stuff with Mr. Banks and his bank. But she bursts into “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” at random times now and I wouldn’t trade singing along with her for all the tuppence in the world.
you know what? i'm just gonna say it. mrs. banks is the highlight of this film
ok, we all know this is a classic and practically perfect in anyway, so i thought i'd share some of my favorite pieces of trivia from imdb (or from my mom, who read it to me from her phone as we watched this)...
- dick van dyke was and remains pissed that not one of the native british speakers in the movie bothered to correct his terrible cockney accent.
- julie andrews took this role after she was passed over for my fair lady, which she originated on broadway. the producer was a complete dick to her. later on, she won an oscar for this role. she made sure to thank him.
- there's a wooden leg named "smith" in…
Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.104
' Old Year's Day' is what we call the last day of the year here in Holland.
One of the things that goes hand in hand with this day is watching Mary Poppins.
And as I look around the room and see three generations of my family smiling, laughing, singing and being totally captivated by this tale of magic, fantasy and the beauty of childhood, I forget that I'm a cynical dick 90% of the time. There are only a handful of films that can achieve this and this one is probably the best example of them.
And Julie Andrews is a total babe.