Mary Poppins

January 18 - January 23

Rated: PG for some mild thematic elements and brief action

Running Time: 130 minutes

 

Cast:  Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw, Meryl Streep

Director:  Rob Marshall

Screenplay:  David Magee

Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers’ additional seven books. In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).