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His tale feels particularly timely—against the backdrop of undocumented children being detained at the U. At 8 years old, I was a latchkey kid watching after-school shows in the suburbs of Virginia. Paddington was already a TV star, and his program was part of my regular lineup. In the series, Paddington lived in Windsor Gardens with the Brown family, which included two siblings named Jonathan and Judy. I saw myself as the bear—bumbling through the day as politely as possible; trying, and failing, to grasp the basics of London life.

Brown said, asking the classic immigrant question. I came all the way in a lifeboat. And I ate marmalade. Bears like marmalade. Thank you. It was then that I understood our kinship. In my early childhood, I boomeranged between North and South America. My mother was from Chile, my father was from the U. But political unrest and a military coup made it clear that America was both the safer option and the one where my father could find work.

I was about 4 years old when we returned to the U. By then my English had melted away like a Life Saver; all that was left was the vague flavor of a language I had once known. Top review. A sheer delight of a movie. I saw "Paddington" with my granddaughter almost four and it's hard to be sure who enjoyed it most since this is such an utterly charming and entertaining movie. Visually it is a delightful CGI representation of the eponymous bear politely voiced by Ben Wishaw and deploys some neat cinematic devices; script-wise it combines humour, word play, and sharp allusions to the plight of the immigrant; while acting- wise we have a slew of marvellous British performers including Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins and Julie Walters as the adults in Paddington's new family and Nicole Kidman who has other plans for our furry friend.

In a movie full of delights, the bathroom scene is a classic. A sequel or even a series is inevitable and would be most welcome.

FAQ 4. Why would the presence of a bear let alone a talking one! Is there any real historical basis behind that whole 'kids sent to train stations with a sign around their neck during war times' story that Lucy tells Paddington early in the film? Details Edit. Release date January 16, United States. Official Facebook Official site. Costa Rica.

Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 35 minutes. Related news. Oct 29 ScreenDaily. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Edit page. Hollywood Icons, Then and Now. See the gallery. The Rise of Will Smith. Watch the video. Recently viewed Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. But it is Paddington to whom he always returns. Or even a book at all. I was looking around the room and we had this small bear, which had been a kind of stocking filler for my first wife, and I wondered, idly, what it would be like if it was a real bear that landed on Paddington station and I typed the first words down.

The idea caught my fancy. His publisher, Billy Collins, suggested Peggy Fortnum as an illustrator and she brought the bear to life on the page. Alley is based in the US. This has led Bond into some Paddington-esque sticky situations of his own, with security guards and even the police. Bond has no intention of retiring either himself or his bear.

He has just published a new Paddington book, Love from Paddington , a collection of letters from the bear to his Aunt Lucy, and has completed three chapters of a new novel-length Paddington book. Michelle Pauli. Michael Bond and Paddington Bear.