![]() ![]() In addition, Van Dyke was an excellent choice for his singing and dancing (and popularity), but his cockney accent does grate after a while. Brilliant! There are a few drawbacks: The film's a little over-long, especially in the final third where Mary's but an afterthought in all the plot resolution. I also love when Bert, Mary, and the children ascend a staircase constructed only of chimney smoke. My favorite visual moments? Bert and Mary's live-action reflections in a pond are eddied by a family of cartoon geese. The Peter Ellenshaw matte shots are breathtaking. ![]() She was a renowned novelist, journalist and actress and is best known for her children’s books series Mary. L Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff in Australia and later moved to England in 1924 where she spent her adult life. ![]() The Sherman brothers outdid themselves with "Stay Awake," one of the most under-appreciated lullabys ever written, and the hauntingly winsome "Feed the Birds." The Disney animators have created a visual feast as bottomless and surprising as Mary Poppins' carpetbag. Mary Poppins is a book series written by P. The score is one of my favorites in all the Disney canon. "I never explain anything," she blithely comments. She simply pushes her hair primly back in place and presses on, despite the dancing chimney sweeps and giggling uncles that surround her. I also love the way Julie, as Mary, refuses to acknowledge the free-for-all that is going on around her. ![]() The performance is more than deserving of the Oscar, especially considering that she had to act to blue screens and objects/characters from within her imagination. Julie appears here in fine voice and is radiantly beautiful. Julie's film debut began the world's love affair with her-and what a marvelous vehicle for doing so. ![]()
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