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The Wind in the Willows

2006 · 99 min

A jaunty, affectionate countryside caper with broad comic performances and a gentle sense of mischief, easy to enjoy but perhaps a bit too boisterous for the very young.

Directed by
Rachel Talalay
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Family
Overview
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.

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Directed by
Rachel Talalay
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • greed
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
tv movie, drama, family
Directed by
Rachel Talalay
Written by
Kenneth Grahame, Lee Hall
Starring
Matt Lucas, Mark Gatiss, Lee Ingleby, Bob Hoskins, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Anna Maxwell Martin, Mary Walsh
Music
Benoit Jutras
Cinematography
David Franco
Runtime
99 min
Country
Romania, United Kingdom, Canada
Languages
English

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