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Why did you have to make him so cruelHe was not a monsterWho are we talking about I'm confusedYou all have children yesALL Yes yesAnd do those children make letters for youDo they write letters Do
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You all have children, yes? And do those children make letters for you? Do they write...

P.L. Travers:
Why did you have to make him so cruel? He was not a monster!Don DaGradi:Who are we talking about? I'm confused.P.L. Travers:You all have children, yes? And do those children make letters for you? Do they write letters? Do they make you drawings? And would you tear up those gifts in front of them? It's a dreadful thing to do. I don't understand. Why must Father tear up the advertisement his children have made and throw it in the fireplace? Why won't he mend their kite? Why have you made him so unspeakably awful? "In glorious Technicolor"? "For all the world to see"? If you claim to make them live, why can't he... they live well? I can't bear it. Please don't. Please don't. I feel like I let him down again

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Why did you have to make him so cruel
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He was not a monster
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Who are we talking about I'm confused
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You all have children yes
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ALL Yes yes
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And do those children make letters for you
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Do they write letters Do they make you drawings
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And would you tear up those gifts in front of them
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It's a dreadful thing to do I don't understand
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Why must Father tear up the advertisement
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his children have made
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STAMMERS and throw it in the fireplace
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Why won't he mend their kite
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Why have you made him so unspeakably awful
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In glorious Technicolor for all the world to see
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If you claim to make them live why can't he
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They live well
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I can't bear it Please don't
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Please don't
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I feel like I let him down again
Available in 8 languages
Duration
55 seconds
Views
1,087
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:26
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2026
Production
Hopscotch Features,Walt Disney Pictures,Ruby Films,Essential Media and Entertainment,BBC Film

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Movie Summary

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Actors

Emma Thompson
P.l. Travers
Bradley Whitford
Don Dagradi