Ep. 110 LET'S GO FLY A KITE w/ Principessa (Patreon)

Mary Poppins (1964) by Robert Stevenson, produced by Walt Disney, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with music by The Sherman BrothersMary Poppins (1934) by P. L. Traverswith Principessa (@warmdemanding)This episode of Bistro Californium concerns the adventures of the infamous magical English nanny Mary Poppins through the Disney film that made her a cultural touchstone via the charisma and beauty of Julie Andrews and back to her more sinister conception in P. L. Travers' original novel, a neglected classic of children's fantastic fictionWe talk about the emotional sophistication of the film, its insight into relationships between men and women, parents and children and different social classes, and ponder the theosophical overtones of the Mary Poppins character