With: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham
Plot: After the death of her father in the first World War, a young girl is confined to a New York boarding school, where she clashes with the harsh head mistress.
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Surprisingly evocative for a kiddy film, with themes of death, loss and overcoming hopelessness propping up the story, rather than the girl's happy fantasy interludes. It may be just a little too cute for its own good, as is the lead character, but without indulging in some girly sentiment it would be far too harsh and upsetting for its target audience. As it is, this might be the best film I've seen that's engineered for young girls, with Cuaron keeping magic hiding at the edges rather than soaking everything in it. The tone is just right, walking the line between emotional fable and Dickensian melodrama. I would never have guessed that I'd like this, but I was really caught up in it.
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