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Mary Poppins

1964

Robert Stevenson

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns ...

7.1

91,875

Musical. Kids. Fantasy. Comedy London, early twentieth century. The life of an English family made up of a banker father, a suffragette mother and two rebellious children -who try to get their parents' attention by making life impossible for all the nannies-, will be altered with the arrival of Mary Poppins, an extravagant governess who comes down from the clouds using her umbrella as a parachute. Debut and Oscar for Julie Andrews in this family film classic that ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"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."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"It goes without saying that the semianimated sequences work best (...) The grace of the effects makes it some kind of classic"	POS
United States	Los Angeles Times	"Amazement and delight, even for grownups"	POS
United States	Variety	"Outstanding songs (...) [Julie Andrews] performs as easily as she sings"	POS
United Kingdom	Martin Chilton Telegraph	"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."	POS
United Kingdom	George Perry BBC	"Disney had done a magnificent job of adapting the PL Travers character to the screen, using cinematic effects to the full in creating an enchanting story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"Packed with unforgettable sequences, adorable cartoon characters and timeless songs, it's quite simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Emma Cochrane Empire	"Watch it on DVD and make judicious use of the 'skip' button and with a little home editing you can edge this movie up to the five-star rating it could so easily have earned (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Frances Dickinson Time Out	"The film can hardly contain itself with its catalogue of memorable songs, battery of dance routines, and strong supporting cast."	POS
United States	Time	"The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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