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The Three Lives of Thomasina
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Genre | ACTION, Comedy, LIVE |
Format | NTSC, Color, Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Subtitled |
Contributor | Charles Carson, Vincent Winter, Matthew Garber, Elspeth March, Denis Gilmore, Susan Hampshire, Don Chaffey, Based On The Book "Thomasina" By Paul Gallico, Patrick McGoohan, Francis De Wolff, Laurence Naismith, Finlay Currie, Jean Anderson, Wilfrid Brambell, Karen Dotrice, Oliver Johnston, Screenplay By Robert Westerby, Ewan Roberts See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 37 minutes |
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Product Description
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Set against the beauty of the Scottish Highlands, Paul Gallico's best-selling story of a little girl's undying love for her cat comes wonderfully to life in this classic Disney adaptation. Tragedy strikes when Mary McDhui (Karen Dotrice) finds her beloved Thomasina seriously injured. Not even her stern father, a widowed veterinarian (Patrick McGoohan), can save the pet. Their only hope lies in a mysterious "witch" and the healing power of love. Conjuring up both tears and laughter, this tender film has a magical charm that will linger long in your heart.|Disney was so pleased with child actress Karen Dotrice's work in this film that he brought her over from England to play one of the leads in MARY POPPINS.|The movie was shot in the Pinewood Studio, in England, where the entire village of Inveranoch was built with leftover sets from Disney's HORSE WITHOUT A HEAD.|The movie is based on Paul Gallico's novel, "Thomasina, The Cat Who Thought She Was God," in which the cat turns out to be a reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess.
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A beloved tabby cat becomes the catalyst for healing and hope between a young girl and her widowed father in Disney's 1964 classic, based on the enchanting fable by Paul Gallico. Set in the Scottish highlands in 1912, the story focuses on Andrew MacDhui (Patrick McGoohan) a veterinarian who, after the death of his wife, has closed his heart to goodness and empathy-- toward his animal patients and his only child. Left essentially an orphan, Mary (Karen Dotrice) finds love from her cat, Thomasina, until a tragedy injures the cat and her father orders it to be killed. A tenderhearted maiden (Susan Hampshire) finds Thomasina, detects a heartbeat, and nurses the feline back to health. Her healing powers eventually move beyond the animal kingdom into the lives of MacDhui and Mary. The stellar cast includes standout performances by Dotrice and Matthew Garber (who plays Mary's loyal chum)--better known as the duo, Jane and Michael Banks, in Mary Poppins. Best watched with kids and Kleenex. (Ages 5 and older) --Lynn Gibson
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 3363200
- Director : Don Chaffey
- Media Format : NTSC, Color, Anamorphic, Multiple Formats, Subtitled
- Run time : 1 hour and 37 minutes
- Release date : July 6, 2004
- Actors : Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elspeth March
- Subtitles: : Spanish, French
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Studio : WALT DISNEY PICTURES
- ASIN : B0001I55R4
- Writers : Screenplay By Robert Westerby, Based On The Book "Thomasina" By Paul Gallico
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,254 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #119 in Kids & Family DVDs
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Pros:
1. A fun & delightful story good for all ages
2. Nice cinematography for the time period & delightful sets & locations
3. Overall very good acting, especially by Patrick McGoohan & child actor Matthew Adam Garber
4. I don't usually watch special features, but these were good & short
5. This was Susan Hampshire's first major role & she did a good job & is looking good too
Cons:
1. Unusual for me, but I don't have any cons for this film
There are so many things about this movie that put it out of the ordinary. If they dropped the *very* Disney-esque opening theme song and filmed it more at an adult eye-level (it is filmed very much from the physical point of view of a child), and added a Merchant/Ivory sepia tone, this would be regarded as a great adult movie or "Masterpiece Theater" (think "All Creatures Great and Small") material. The Scottish accents (including at one scene in Gaelic) must have been incomprehensible to children's audiences when it was released, and Thomasina's "funeral", including bagpipes, bier, and procession through town, is not the sort of thing I'd imagine kids found cheery.
Totally unlike anything being made today, it isn't so much anachronistic as a reminder of how dumbed-down and emotionally sterile children's programming has become. It doesn't flog any specific message, but is definitely a movie that (if you can get a little one used to more frantic entertainment to sit through it) will make a deep and positive impression. Very highly recommended.
Good viewing for the whole family.
Thomasina, what are you thinking of?
Thomasina, what makes you so highbrow?
For I do think it very odd, if you are an Egyptian God that the wee little mouse runs in and out his house each time you blink or nod...
Recently, on the spur of the moment, I decided to see it again on DVD, and again, I fell under the movie's enchantment, however, now as an adult, I was able to fully appreciate the film; the fine acting, the chemistry between the actors, the beautiful Scottish setting, the wonderful storyline and of course, Thomasina herself. Thomasina is the narrator of the story. Her comments are humorous because we hear them from the perspective of a cat. Of course, cats being so proud, from Thomasina's point of view, she is the one who adopted the family with whom she lives [not the other way around] and the movie is "all about her!" It's all very humorous and sweet at the same time.
By the way, the movie, also, has a very good underlying message that was a bit ahead of its time back in 1964. All of the characters in the movie are animals rights activists who love their animals and protect them.. The movie makes a very strong humane, anti-cruelty to animals message.
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If you are an animal lover like I am, you cannot help but be enchanted by this beautiful story of the cat Thomasina who nearly dies but is nursed back to health and is reunited with her child owner for a really happy ending.
Patrick Mcgoohan plays Andrew MacDhui, a veterinarian whose wife has died some five years previously and who has lost his faith to the extent that he has no real feeling for his work and is no longer able to communicate with his young daughter Mary ( played by the very adorable Karen Dotrice ).
When Mary's cat Thomasina develops tetanus, McDhui's immediate reaction is to have the cat put to sleep, as he is certain that she will die anyway. However, the cat lives, unbeknown to anyone other than a young woman who lives on her own and has such a special way with animals that everyone thinks she is a witch. Susan Hampshire plays the 'witch', who nurses Thomasina back to health and whose gentleness and kindness towards the animals slowly endears her to MacDhui. Finally, after much heartache, Thomasina returns to Mary.
This was the film which intoduced the delightful children Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber to us all, and they were to appear together afterwards in 'Mary Poppins' ( 1964 ) and 'The Gnomemobile' ( 1967 ).
What a tragedy that Matthew should die in 1977 apparently from pancreatitis. But his legacy is three wonderful Disney films and we shall never forget him.
There's an interesting interview with Susan Hampshire as a bonus, and a few words from Walt Disney.
Yes, the DVD is NTSC; all you need is a multi-region player. The quality is OK on my HD TV.