FINDING NEVERLAND

 

Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Christie

Miramax Films; Directed by Marc Forster

Rated PG; 106 minutes; 2004

 

Set in London in 1904, this film is a fictional account of author James BarrieÕs struggle to bring Peter Pan to the stage for the first time.  His story was inspired by his friendship with his neighbors, the Davies Brothers who lost their parents and Barrie found himself becoming a surrogate father.  He was then inspired to write a play about a magical place where people never have to grow up – his Neverland.