The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Year

2013

Duration

101 minutes

Genres

Action and Adventure, Drama

Language

English

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Synopsis

T.S. Spivet is a ten-year-old cartographer and inventor who lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his cowboy father and scientist mother. After he comes up with a perpetual motion machine, he receives a call inviting him to Washington to receive a prestigious award from the Smithsonian Institute – who have no idea that he’s still only a child. Leaving a note for his parents, he boards a freight train and starts a cross-country adventure. The richly coloured film has been adapted from Reif Larsen’s novel with quirky charm and an undertow of melancholy by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director who also brought us much-loved movie Amelie.

Director/s

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Classification

Infrequent strong language.

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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Year

Duration

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Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Classification

This film is part of the following theme

Resources To Use With This Film

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