Film
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG)
Dir. Marielle Heller, US, 2019, 108 mins. Cast. Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys.
In 1998, a journalist was sent to do a profile of beloved American television legend Fred Rogers, an educator who had been presenting a decades-spanning show for children about the power of community and how to deal with difficult emotions. Having initially approached the story with a cynical eye, he was changed forever by the experience. The film could easily have been twee twaddle, but A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is a nuanced, formally playful delight, a perfectly pitched and played ode to goodness.
In 1998, a journalist was sent to do a profile of beloved American television legend Fred Rogers, an educator who had been presenting a decades-spanning show for children about the power of community and how to deal with difficult emotions. Having initially approached the story with a cynical eye, he was changed forever by the experience. The film could easily have been twee twaddle, but A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is a nuanced, formally playful delight, a perfectly pitched and played ode to goodness.