The Borrowers

The Borrowers
Directed by	John Henderson
Written by	Richard Carpenter Mary Norton (novel)
Starring	Ian Holm Penelope Wilton Rebecca Callard
Music by	Howard Goodall
Cinematography	Clive Tickner
Editing by	David Yardley
Studio	BBC
Distributed by	Turner Home Entertainment
Release date(s)	United Kingdom November 8, 1992  United States November 27, 1993
Running time	164 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Followed by	The Return of the Borrowers

The Borrowers is a 1992 British television movie based on the novel of the same name by Mary Norton. The film starred Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton and Rebecca Callard, and was directed by John Henderson. A sequel was created titled The Return of the Borrowers.^[1] The film was named on the BFI's list of "100 Greatest British Television Programmes".^[2]

Plot

The story centers around a family of "Borrowers," small people who live in the houses of regular people. They live by borrowing all they need from inside the house. The main character is young Borrower girl named Arriety, and her parents Pod and Homily. They must leave their small home, as they have been discovered by humans. The family befriends a human boy name George, and a fellow Borrower named Spiller. They run for freedom and a new place to live. Later, in the film/film's, they stumble across a model village and decide to live there. The model villiage used was Wimborne Minister World Famous Model Villiage.

Cast

• Rebecca Callard as Arriety
• Ian Holm as Pod
• Penelope Wilton as Homily
• Paul Cross as George
• Daniel Newman as Spiller
• Siân Phillips as Mrs. Driver

Awards

BAFTA Awards

• 1993 Best Children's Programme (Fiction) (Nominated)
• 1993 Best Design (Won)

Royal Television Society

• 1992 Best Production Design (Won)

References

External links

• The Borrowers (1992) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Borrowers review at Blogcritics