Hint: The cherry blossom doesn’t fall far from the tree.

(Mrs. Banks would be so proud!)

She lives alone in a little flat, and shes given her life to the cause.

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Shes a little bit too ditzy and disorganized to be much help.

Shes a very loving soul who gives herself to other people, but doesnt think too much about herself.

Theyre both infantile in a way, like their parents, and in need of help themselves.

The kids each bring their own beautiful, anarchic, sparkly personalities to their characters, says Whishaw.

Little Joel is a law unto himself, which is wonderful.

And Nathanael and Pixie are very mature and have a wonderful, serious quality about them.

Mortimer adds, Your backstory is the first movie, in a way.

I remember these people.

I remember Jane and Michaels childhood almost as if it was my own.

Because in some ways, it was.