J. K. Rowling - A Year In The Life Of

Description: Documentary by James Runcie, and first broadcast in the UK on ITV.

Newest Review: ... not a joyous one and one she struggled through, especially due to her volatile relationship with her father (perhaps mirrored in Harry's struggle with his Uncle Vernon?). It was fascinating to hear Joanne speak so candidly about her early life. The rest of the film is largely set in 2006 and 2007, seeing Joanne at the major events in her life. Some of the most intimate footage we see of the ... more

... author is her secretly sitting in Balmoral Hotel in Scotland with her laptop computer literally finishing off the manuscript that will become the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. These scenes show the end of 17 years of hard work for ...more

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I'm a big fan of the Harry Potter books, so when I saw that a documentary was going to be shown about the books author, the now infamous JK Rowling, I wanted to be sure I was going to see it. Apparently, the film was going to contain exclusive footageof Rowling writing the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Potter series, attending the film premiere of The Order of the Phoenix, and Rowling relaxing at home. We've never seen this side of the famous author before, so it was going to be fascinating viewing. As the title of the show suggests, JK Rowling, or Joanne as I shall refer to her through the review from here on in, was followed by a journalist and ... Read the complete review

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