Mary Poppins

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Original title: Mary Poppins
Year: 1964
Running time: 140 min.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Stevenson
Screenwriter: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi (Story: P.L. Travers)
Music: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Cinematography: Edward Colman
Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Ed Wynn, Hermione Baddeley, Karen Dotrice, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen, Matthew Garber
Producer: Walt Disney Productions
Genre: Musical. Kids. Fantasy. Comedy | Family-friendly. 1900s
Movie Groups: Mary Poppins
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Synopsis / Plot: A magical nanny takes the two young children of a wealthy London banker on a journey into playful worlds and eccentric characters, eventually showing them and their cold-hearted father the power of love over money.

Awards: 1964: 5 Academy Awards: Actress (Andrews), Song, OST, Editing, Visual Effects. 13 Nominations

1964: Golden Globes: Best Actress - Musical/Comedy (Andrew). 4 Nominations

1964: BAFTA Awards: Best Promising Newcomer (Julie Andrews)

1964: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actress (J. Andrews)

1964: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1964: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Musical Screenplay

Critics' reviews

"A most wonderful, cheering movie it is (...) I find it irresistible. Plenty of other adults will feel the same way. And, needless to say, so will the kids."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"It goes without saying that the semianimated sequences work best (...) The grace of the effects makes it some kind of classic"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"Amazement and delight, even for grownups"

Los Angeles Times
"Outstanding songs (...) [Julie Andrews] performs as easily as she sings"

Variety
"The film can hardly contain itself with its catalogue of memorable songs, battery of dance routines, and strong supporting cast."

Frances Dickinson: Time Out
"The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection."

Time
"The songs are classics (...) Even those who have never seen the film could probably sing along to Chim Chim Cheree, A Spoonful of Sugar, Let's Go Fly a Kite and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

Martin Chilton: Telegraph
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