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In the biopic Miss Potter, Academy Award winner
Renee Zellweger steps into the dainty shoes of best-selling children’s author
and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Set in Victorian England, the film follows
Potter’s life, from a little girl with a wild imagination and a fascination for
woodland animals to an independent young woman in pursuit of a career in
illustration and storytelling, despite the urging of her domineering mother to
follow in her footsteps in high society. After struggling to find a publisher
who would take her ideas and talent seriously, Miss Potter finally lands a deal
with Frederick Warne & Company. While working diligently on her debut book,
The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, she falls in love with the youngest of the Warne
brothers, Norman (Ewan McGregor), and the two become secretly engaged. They
continue to work together on the follow-up books, a franchise that would not
only make her a household name, but one of the most beloved authors of all
time.
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