Musical

Mary Poppins BBFC U (1964)

Directed By

Robert Stevenson

Produced By

Walt Disney

Screenplay By

Bill Walsh

Don DaGradi

Based On

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers

Starring

Julie Andrews

Dick Van Dyke

Karen Dotrice

Matthew Garber

David Tomlinson

Glynis Johns

Music By

Richard M. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman (Songs)

Irwin Kostal

Cinematography

Edward Colman

Editing By

Cotton Warburton

Studios

Walt Disney Productions

Distributed By

Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc.

Release Date

August 27, 1964

Running Time

139 minutes

Budget

$6 million

Gross Revenue

$102,272,727







Narrative

The narrative is about a family, the Banks’ who are in need of a new nanny. The two children of the family make up a new advertisement to be published, with there own specification of what a nanny should be. But, the father disapproves of the advertisement and rips it up and throws it in the fire place. However what he didn’t know was the advertisement he ripped up, whether destroyed or not, can still reach Mary Poppins.

The Opening

The opening shows us London and the camera slowly moves to show us all of London from a birds eye view, of rooftops. While the camera is moving the opening titles start to appear in bright yellow, then we see Mary Poppins floating on a cloud with her carpet bag and her umbrella. The next scene goes to the park where we meet a man, represented as an over exaggerated,enthusiastic cockney ‘Jack of all Trades’ Bert who takes us to see the Banks family.

Narrative Enigma
The narrative enigma is, will the father and mother spend more time with their children and do fun activities.

Diegetic
The diegetic sounds are of Bert playing the one man show instruments.

Non Diegetic

The non diegetic sounds are of the music in the beginning and throughout the movie.