This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Director: Simon Aboud
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Jessica Brown Findlay as Bella Brown |
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Tom Wilkinson as Alfie Stevenson |
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Andrew Scott as Vernon |
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Jeremy Irvine as Billy Tranter |
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Anna Chancellor as Mrs Bramble |
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Mia Farkasovska as Young Bella |
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Eileen Davies as Milly |
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Natalie Nasseraldeen as Rhian |
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Nancy Nasseraldeen as Amy |
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Paul Hunter as O'Brien |
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Sheila Hancock as Mother Superior |
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Charlotte Asprey as Publisher |
| Directing | Jelena Grišina | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Simon Aboud | Director |
| Writing | Simon Aboud | Writer |
| Camera | Mike Eley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Charap | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ian Fulcher | Costume Design |
| Production | Dixie Chassay | Casting Director |
| Sound | John Boughtwood | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Monika Bacardi | Producer |
| Production | Matt Treadwell | Co-Producer |
| Production | Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Anne Nikitin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Andrew Stirk | Sound |
| Directing | Catrin Strong | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jamie Macdermott | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Selina Ferguson | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mitchell Low | Sound |
| Production | Kami Naghdi | Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Levine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Hampden | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Alderson | Producer |
| Production | Vanessa Tovell | Line Producer |
| Production | Andrea Iervolino | Producer |
| Production | Compton Ross | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jens Rosenlund Petersen | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alice Hopkins | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Norman Merry | Executive Producer |
| Production | Iliane Ogilvie Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jan Zalar | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirstin Innes | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Alexandra Walker | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carly Griffith | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Sergio Bernuzzi | Key Grip |
| Editing | Thy Quach | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Rosie Goodwin | Set Decoration |
| Art | James Waddingham | Construction Manager |
| Editing | Natasha Westlake | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Laura Phillips | Art Direction |
| Art | David Pearce | Set Decoration |