http://commentarytrack.com/2007/03/19/review-miss-potter-2006/ movie reviews, news and discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/03/19/review-miss-potter-2006/#comment-147 James Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:43:24 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/03/19/review-miss-potter-2006/#comment-147 It might be interesting to see this and "The Queen," both of whom are highlighting important British figures but taking very different directions in how much their personal lives matter compared to their impact on the larger world. It might be interesting to see this and “The Queen,” both of whom are highlighting important British figures but taking very different directions in how much their personal lives matter compared to their impact on the larger world.

]]> http://commentarytrack.com/2007/03/19/review-miss-potter-2006/#comment-146 Rishi Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:32:34 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/03/19/review-miss-potter-2006/#comment-146 I was just thinking earlier today that Hollywood tends to thrust romance into the spotlight even in biopics of male characters. A recent film, Amazing Grace, comes to mind. It doesn't sound like Amazing Grace is as egregious as Miss Potter, since it still places the slavery debate as central to the film. But I will say that Wiberforce's marriage definitely is made out to be his second biggest accomplishment. I was just thinking earlier today that Hollywood tends to thrust romance into the spotlight even in biopics of male characters. A recent film, Amazing Grace, comes to mind. It doesn’t sound like Amazing Grace is as egregious as Miss Potter, since it still places the slavery debate as central to the film. But I will say that Wiberforce’s marriage definitely is made out to be his second biggest accomplishment.

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