The Three Lives of Thomasina

Description

Product Description

Set against the beauty of the Scottish Highlands, Paul Gallico’s best-selling story of a little girl’s undying love for her cat comes wonderfully to life in this classic Disney adaptation. Tragedy strikes when Mary McDhui (Karen Dotrice) finds her beloved Thomasina seriously injured. Not even her stern father, a widowed veterinarian (Patrick McGoohan), can save the pet. Their only hope lies in a mysterious “witch” and the healing power of love. Conjuring up both tears and laughter, this tender film has a magical charm that will linger long in your heart.|Disney was so pleased with child actress Karen Dotrice’s work in this film that he brought her over from England to play one of the leads in MARY POPPINS.|The movie was shot in the Pinewood Studio, in England, where the entire village of Inveranoch was built with leftover sets from Disney’s HORSE WITHOUT A HEAD.|The movie is based on Paul Gallico’s novel, “Thomasina, The Cat Who Thought She Was God,” in which the cat turns out to be a reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess.

Amazon.com

A beloved tabby cat becomes the catalyst for healing and hope between a young girl and her widowed father in Disney’s 1964 classic, based on the enchanting fable by Paul Gallico. Set in the Scottish highlands in 1912, the story focuses on Andrew MacDhui (Patrick McGoohan) a veterinarian who, after the death of his wife, has closed his heart to goodness and empathy– toward his animal patients and his only child. Left essentially an orphan, Mary (Karen Dotrice) finds love from her cat, Thomasina, until a tragedy injures the cat and her father orders it to be killed. A tenderhearted maiden (Susan Hampshire) finds Thomasina, detects a heartbeat, and nurses the feline back to health. Her healing powers eventually move beyond the animal kingdom into the lives of MacDhui and Mary. The stellar cast includes standout performances by Dotrice and Matthew Garber (who plays Mary’s loyal chum)–better known as the duo, Jane and Michael Banks, in Mary Poppins. Best watched with kids and Kleenex. (Ages 5 and older) –Lynn Gibson