Finding Neverland

Family, Fantasy, Biography

Julie Christie	Mrs. Emma du Maurier
Johnny Depp	Sir James Matthew Barrie
Ian Hart	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dustin Hoffman	Charles Frohman
Radha Mitchell	Mary Ansell Barrie
Joe Prospero	Jack Llewelyn Davies
Kate Winslet	Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Freddie Highmore	Peter Llewelyn Davies
Nick Roud	George Llewelyn Davies
Luke Spill	Michael Llewelyn Davies

Director	Marc Forster
Producer	Neal Israel; Bob Weinstein; Tracey Becker; Nellie Bellflower; Richard N. Gladstein
Writer	David Magee; Allan Knee

"Finding Neverland" is an emotive biography of James M. Barrie, the author of the children's books "Peter Pan" and "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens." The movie gives insight into Barrie's relationship with a dying woman and her three children, who Barrie becomes rather attached to. The relationship is not really a romantic one, but rather a closeness between a friend and family. The resulting inspiration to Barrie's career as a playwright is astounding. This new play might be enough to resurrect the failing Barrie's career. Despite much criticism and doubt over his newest venture, the imaginative new play brings nostalgia about childhood.