Tag: childhood
1265 – Light of My Life (2019)
A girl (Anna Pniowsky) and her father (Casey Affleck) journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out nearly all the world’s female population. As a father struggles to protect his daughter’s innocence, shielding her from newfound dangers, their bond and the character of humanity is tested. (rt)

Along with being the lead character, Casey Affleck also wrote the script and directed the film.
1262 – Rocketman (2019)
timespace coordinates: 1950s > 1980s London / Los Angeles / New York City
” It’s obviously not all true, but it’s the truth.”

read: Elton John: ‘They wanted to tone down the sex and drugs. But I haven’t led a PG-13 life’ (theguardian.com)
1248 – Dumbo (2019)
timespace coordinates: 1919 Joplin, Missouri / Dreamland in New York City
the first of five live-action or photo-realistically computer-generated remakes of prior traditionally-animated films that Disney has slated for release in 2019, along with Aladdin, The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Lady and the Tramp. (wiki)
1238 – Tolkien (2019)
timespace coordinates: 1900 – 1916 England / Battle of the Somme
Tolkien is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It is about the early life of English professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi. (wiki)
Criticism over depiction of Tolkien’s religion / imdb / constructed language
1237 – Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
timespace coordinates: 1916 – 1941 London / Cotchford Farm, the northern edge of Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, South East England.
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. (wiki)
1236 – Christopher Robin (2018)
timespace coordinates: 1920s – 1940s London / East Sussex
Christopher Robin is a 2018 American fantasy film directed by Marc Forster. The film is inspired by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard‘s Winnie-the-Pooh books and is a live-action/CGI follow-up of the Disney franchise of the same name. The film stars Ewan McGregor as the title character, alongside Hayley Atwell and the voices of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, Sara Sheen, and Toby Jones. The story follows an adult Christopher Robin as he loses his sense of imagination, only to be reunited with his old stuffed bear friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. (wiki)
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
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