This is a charming tale about a reclusive old man and a budding children's book author and how they bonded through a discovery of gardening. Set in the heart of London, Bella Brown dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book but she must learn to take care of a neglected back yard. My fave line:
“You can speed read but you can’t speed gardening”.
The main character has such a lovely way about her - this sweet film may want you to garden or it may want you to find an older gardening mentor. It touches upon finding a home and a family, chasing your dreams, and healing. And gardening runs through all of it. And the beautiful camera work is such a gift!
You can see it on Kanopy through the library system. You can also see "This Beautiful Fantastic" streaming on Roku, also on Starz, Apple TV Channel, Hoopla, DIRECTV. It is also possible to rent "This Beautiful Fantastic" on Amazon Prime and download on Apple TV.