Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017
6.6
Goodbye Christopher Robin
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Title: Goodbye Christopher Robin

Year: 2017

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: September 29 2017
  • United States: November 10 2017

Plot

'Goodbye Christopher Robin' tells the story of famous children's story writer A. A. Milne and his relationship with his son, Christopher Robin, whose games and iconic stuffed animals inspired the author to write one of the most well-known children's stories of all time: 'Winnie The Pooh'.

A. A. Milne's approach to the success of his books opposes his son's naive and infantile vision bringing us a unique point of view that showcases the magic of a little boy's games in contrast to adult's reality. Together with his mother Daphne and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin will embark on a magical journey with his animal friends who will come to life before his very own eyes. The film not only highlights the success of the authors work, but also reveals the strain the family felt over their new-found fame.

Cast

Director:

Simon Curtis Simon Curtis

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Alan Milne

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Daphne Milne

Alex Lawther

Alex Lawther

Christopher Robin Aged 18

Will Tilston

Will Tilston

Christopher Robin Aged 8

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Trivia

C. R. Milne and the Rolling Stones

A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, and C.R. Milne, Christopher Robin, lived on Cotchford Farm in East Sussex. It was also the last home of the Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, and where Jones drowned in his swimming pool on July 3rd, 1969. He was 27, the same age as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and many more famous people.

The Christopher Robin Milne's real life

The film's depiction of Christopher Robin Milne's relationship with his parents is fairly accurate. In real life, C.R. never actually forgave his father for exploiting him (perhaps inadvertantly) to sell books. Instead, he learned to accept what had happened, and lived with it until he died in 1996. His relationship with his mother was worse; she also disapproved of the woman C.R. eventually married. After A.A. Milne died in 1956, C.R. had almost no contact with his mother until she died 15 years later. C.R.'s only child, his daughter, Claire, was born with Cerebral Palsy. She died in 2012, at age 56.

Locations

The film's locations have been entirely shot in the U.K.

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