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This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic

Life blooms in enchanting ways.

20167.11h 40m

Overview

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.

Directed by Simon Aboud
Written by Simon Aboud
Produced by Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Christine Alderson
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Top Cast

Jessica Brown Findlay

Jessica Brown Findlay

Bella Brown

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Alfie Stevenson

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Vernon

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Billy Tranter

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Mrs Bramble

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Mia Farkasovska

Young Bella

Eileen Davies

Eileen Davies

Milly

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Natalie Nasseraldeen

Rhian

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Nancy Nasseraldeen

Amy

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Paul Hunter

O'Brien

Themes & Keywords

friendshiplondon, englandlibraryenglandinventorduckroutineoddballorderlyinspirationobsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)orphanfearyoung womantwinswidowersingle fathercaregiverreadingnext door neighborgardeningenglishwomanaspiring writerflower gardenhorticultureenglish gardendog cat friendshipelderly manmodern fairy taleunconventional arrangementrules and regulationscantankerous

About This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of friendship, london, england, library, england, inventor, duck. Directed by Simon Aboud, it stars Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott. Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.

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