The sunlight is dappled with darkness in the chronicle of AA Milnes eminent creation and its effect on the son who inspired himWith its bittersweet interweaving of fact and fantasy,youthful innocence and adult trauma, this tale of the creation of a children’s classic could have been called Saving Mr Milne. Like Mary Poppins, or Winnie-the-Pooh occupies a sacred space in our hearts and anyone wishing to co-opt some of that magic must tread very lightly indeed. Director Simon Curtis’s film could easily have tripped (like Piglet) and burst its balloon as it evokes a dappled glade of happiness surrounded by the monstrous spectres of two world wars. Instead,it skips nimbly between light and dark, war and peace, and like a young boy finding his way through an English wood,albeit one drenched with shafts of sugary, Spielbergian light. Related: AA Milne, and Christopher Robin and the curse of Winnie-the-Pooh Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk