I have the Sean Smith book and though it's been a few years since I read it, I enjoyed it immensely. You appear to be one of the makers of this film -- just want to say you did a great job, the events do seem accurate to the accounts of Jo's life, and although I realise you didn't have a huge budget to work with, I think you pulled off a very satisfying movie here.
I especially liked the small fantasy touches, such as the forest floor growing around Jo's feet in the cafe, and her apartment candles lifting in the air as she decided that's what the candles at Hogwarts were like.
I was also moved by the funeral wake scene with Jo and sister crying in the bedroom. Poppy was 100% convincing while sobbing how much she missed her mother. I lost my mother when I was a young adult too, and I completely related to this scene.
Just for the record, I'm female...
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rdrr
12 years ago
You are correct, Prelude_in_C_maj, I co-wrote the script.
Thank you for the kind words. What a lot people don;t understand is that this is not meant to be a documentary of Jo's life. It is a DRAMATIZATION. Like any writer, our goal was to make it as accurate and entertaining as possible.
In the end, that's all we can do.
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Moviefan-Two-Kay-Four
8 years ago
Was there even an attempt made to get Mrs. Rowling involved with the production? I've wondered that a lot, since reading she's outright refused to acknowledge its existence. One would think that as protective as she was of Harry's story, she'd be even more so about her own. I did like Poppy in the role though, plus some of the fantasy touches like Wizards' Chess or the floating candles.
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