The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)

Live-action filmmaking mixes with imaginative animation in director Michael Landon Jr.'s feature adaptation of author Margery Williams' beloved children's book. An energetic child with a vivid imagination, Toby Morgan (Matthew Harbour) lives with his father (Kevin Jubinville), a successful businessman who seemed to shut down emotionally following the death of Toby's mother. When Toby is sent to spend the Christmas holidays with his loving but stern grandmother (Una Kay), he wanders through the lonely house until he eventually discovers the "magic attic" that was once his father's childhood playroom. There, Toby i...
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s surprised to find that his mother left him a stuffed velveteen rabbit -- her final gift to her beloved son. Hugging the rabbit close as he starts to cry, the grieving boy watches in wonder as his tears magically bring the toy to life. Before long, Toby is frolicking in the enchanted attic with a whole new group of friends, including the impetuous Horse (voiced by Tom Skerritt) and the wise but skittish Swan (voice of Ellen Burstyn). Toby's one wish is to spend Christmas with his father, and Rabbit's one wish is to someday hop across the fields as a real rabbit. Later, when Toby falls seriously ill, the courageous Rabbit helps him to win over his grandmother and make a full recovery. When Toby's father returns in time for Christmas, the power of the young child's love grants the Velveteen Rabbit its one true wish.
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Toby Morgan is een energiek kind met een sterke verbeelding. Hij leeft samen met zijn vader, een succesvolle zakenman die zich emotioneel afgesloten heeft sinds de dood van zijn vrouw, Toby's moeder. Wanneer Toby op kerstvakantie gestuurd wordt naar zijn strenge maar liefdevolle grootmoeder, dwaalt hij daar door het eenzame huis tot hij een, volgens hem, 'magische' zolder ontdekt, die eens de speelkamer van zijn vader was. Toby is dan ook verrast dat zijn moeder hem daar een opgezet konijn in fluweel achterliet, haar ultieme laatste geschenk aan haar geliefde zoon. Als hij het konijn omhelst begint hij te huilen ...
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en hij ontdekt dat zijn tranen het speelgoed op magische wijze tot leven wekt. Lang vertoeft Toby op de zolder met een hele groep nieuwe vrienden, inclusief het heftige paard en de wijze, maar schichtige zwaan. Toby's enige wens is Kerstmis door te brengen met zijn vader en het fluwelen konijn zijn wens is om eens door de velden te huppelen als een echt konijn.
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Toby Morgan is a young boy, but feels the loneliness of his strict grandmother and increasingly distant father. His discovery of the "magic attic" offers a safe haven where he finds a stuffed rabbit his mom left him before she passed away. His tears transform the rabbit into a playful animated Rabbit and his amazing animated adventures begin. Rabbit's one wish is become a real rabbit someday, and Toby's wish is to have a happy, supportive family again. Through lessons learned with the help of a Swan and Horse, and the transforming power of love, both wishes come true.

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Animation and live-action combine in this family film that brings Margery Williams's classic children's story to the screen. Featuring Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, and Ellen Burstyn, THE VELVETEEN RABBIT is the story of a boy and the magic that brings his beloved toy to life. This film is directed by Michael Landon Jr., who is most famous for working on LOVE COMES SOFTLY.

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