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Enid

Enid

2009
Drama
TV Movie
1h 22m
Illuminating and surprising drama telling the story of arguably the most popular children's storyteller of all, Enid Blyton. It reveals how Blyton became the writer who would capture more youthful imaginations than anyone else, following her career from ambitious, driven and as yet unpublished young woman to household name and moral guardian, while glimpsing her own childhood - a dark time, far from the carefree, happy idyll portrayed in her books. (bbc.co.uk)

Directed by:

James Hawes
James-Hawes
20 total credits
James Hawes has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Hated in the Nation, Penny Dreadful, Smithereens, Slow Horses and One Life

Writer:

Lindsay Shapero
Lindsay-Shapero
3 total credits
Lindsay Shapero has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Red Joan, Enid and The Head Hunter

Starring:

Helena Bonham Carter
Helena-Bonham-Carter
82 total credits
Helena Bonham Carter has 82 credits at Criticker, including: Fight Club, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
,
Claire Rushbrook
Claire-Rushbrook
27 total credits
Claire Rushbrook has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Secrets & Lies, Ammonite, Ali & Ava, My Mad Fat Diary and Close Your Eyes
,
Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew-Macfadyen
35 total credits
Matthew Macfadyen has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Pride & Prejudice, Robin Hood, Frost/Nixon, Death at a Funeral and Deadpool & Wolverine
,
Denis Lawson
Denis-Lawson
26 total credits
Denis Lawson has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Perfect Sense, Local Hero, The Machine and Broken
,
Laurence Richardson
Laurence-Richardson
3 total credits
Laurence Richardson has 3 credits at Criticker, including: The Other Man, Everyday and Enid
,
Ramona Marquez
Ramona-Marquez
2 total credits
Ramona Marquez has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Outnumbered and Enid
,
Douglas Reith
Douglas-Reith
10 total credits
Douglas Reith has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Queen, W.E., Enid, Eleanor & Colette and International Velvet

Genre:

Drama

AKA:

Enid Blyton

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Enid

2009
Drama
TV Movie
1h 22m
Avg Percentile 44.63% from 24 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(24)
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Rated 12 Sep 2013
91
71st
1154: good bio!
Rated 23 May 2011
25
9th
One-sidedness in a biopic can never be a good thing, but particularly when the film opens with a disclaimer stating that "some scenes have been invented [...] for the purposes of the narrative". It just left me wondering which scenes were invented and for what purpose; to exaggerate Blyton's flaws even more? I know little about Blyton's private life, but I struggle to believe anyone could be as abhorrent as the person portrayed here. It feels like a mean-spirited character assassination.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

James Hawes
James-Hawes
20 total credits
James Hawes has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Hated in the Nation, Penny Dreadful, Smithereens, Slow Horses and One Life

Writer:

Lindsay Shapero
Lindsay-Shapero
3 total credits
Lindsay Shapero has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Red Joan, Enid and The Head Hunter

Starring:

Helena Bonham Carter
Helena-Bonham-Carter
82 total credits
Helena Bonham Carter has 82 credits at Criticker, including: Fight Club, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
,
Claire Rushbrook
Claire-Rushbrook
27 total credits
Claire Rushbrook has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Secrets & Lies, Ammonite, Ali & Ava, My Mad Fat Diary and Close Your Eyes
,
Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew-Macfadyen
35 total credits
Matthew Macfadyen has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Pride & Prejudice, Robin Hood, Frost/Nixon, Death at a Funeral and Deadpool & Wolverine
,
Denis Lawson
Denis-Lawson
26 total credits
Denis Lawson has 26 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Perfect Sense, Local Hero, The Machine and Broken
,
Laurence Richardson
Laurence-Richardson
3 total credits
Laurence Richardson has 3 credits at Criticker, including: The Other Man, Everyday and Enid
,
Ramona Marquez
Ramona-Marquez
2 total credits
Ramona Marquez has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Outnumbered and Enid
,
Douglas Reith
Douglas-Reith
10 total credits
Douglas Reith has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Queen, W.E., Enid, Eleanor & Colette and International Velvet

Genre:

Drama

AKA:

Enid Blyton

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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