Movie about a girl and her grandmother ... coming of age storyline?!
Question: Movie about a girl and her grandmother !.!.!. coming of age storyline!?
they live together after the girl's parents die!. there's a nanny or she like one who eventually gets taken away!. the girls stuff animals (her only friends after the nanny leaves) get taken away and she is moved to her mothers room and makes stuff animals out of socks!. its a kid movie!. i saw it when i was younger and loved it but cant remember the nameWww@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Zelly and Me (1988)
starring Alexandra Johnes, Isabella Rossellini (Ingrid Bergman's daughter), Glynis Johns, Kaiulani Lee, David Lynch, Joe Morton
IMDb synopsis:
A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc!. Her nanny seeks out the help of a rich suitor to take her and the orphan away when she realizes that the often-cruel grandmother cannot offer the orphan the love that she needs!.
IMDb review:
A strict grandmother whose only duty is to prevent her granddaughter from being rebellious like the girl's mother, never seems to provide enough love for her!. When Zelly notices Phoebe burnt herself, CoCo fires Zelly, pushes Phoebe into her parents' bedroom because "she's now a big girl", and throws Phoebe's toys away, including her Teddy bear!. Zelly tries to rescue Phoebe, but has to send her back!. Having to face living with her strict grandmother, Phoebe turns a pair of white socks into a doll!.
Here's one place that the film is available:
http://www!.amazon!.com/gp/product/6302874!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
starring Alexandra Johnes, Isabella Rossellini (Ingrid Bergman's daughter), Glynis Johns, Kaiulani Lee, David Lynch, Joe Morton
IMDb synopsis:
A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc!. Her nanny seeks out the help of a rich suitor to take her and the orphan away when she realizes that the often-cruel grandmother cannot offer the orphan the love that she needs!.
IMDb review:
A strict grandmother whose only duty is to prevent her granddaughter from being rebellious like the girl's mother, never seems to provide enough love for her!. When Zelly notices Phoebe burnt herself, CoCo fires Zelly, pushes Phoebe into her parents' bedroom because "she's now a big girl", and throws Phoebe's toys away, including her Teddy bear!. Zelly tries to rescue Phoebe, but has to send her back!. Having to face living with her strict grandmother, Phoebe turns a pair of white socks into a doll!.
Here's one place that the film is available:
http://www!.amazon!.com/gp/product/6302874!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com