The father expects Nanny McPhee to be the next failure in a long line of unsolvable problems, but he figures he'll give it a go. If you've seen the movie, Nanny McPhee mysteriously shows up after the father, played by Collin Firth, is beyond frustrated with each of the previous Nannies that he has hired to help solve the problems he's having with his 6 misbehaved children. It is better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. There is something you should understand about the way I work.

I have always liked that movie and often reflect on that quote.įrom a creative, sales, business development and marketing perspective there is a variation of Nanny McPhee's famous quote that anyone marketing or selling a product or service can embrace, and that is: When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go.' Nanny McPhee When you need me but do not want me, then I must stay. 'There is something you should understand about the way I work. I confess that I teared up a few times during the emotional scenes, one very sad (and well done), the other two much happier (one being a computer effects extravaganza set to very moving fantastical, cinematic music, the other being the happy ending). There is rumored to be one more movie in the works.In the film 'Nanny McPhee' (which was adapted to film by Emma Thompson from a book 'Nurse Matilda' written by Christianna Brand), Nanny McPhee offers a piece of wisdom to her then incredulous children in her care. The whole little piggies scene is my favorite, I think).

Much magic ensues including a crow that eats window putty, a sorcerously souped-up motorcycle, and little piggies that do synchronized swimming (yes, you read it right. It has more romantic elements than the second movie, ending with an enchanted wedding. The second movie deals with a mother ( Maggie Gyllenhaal) and five children (three are her own, the other two are a niece and nephew) who must save their farm while the husband/father/uncle is away in World War II. The first movie (released in 2005) focuses on a widower ( Colin Firth) and his seven monstrous children. The movie stars Emma Thompson as a very unattractive (an understatement judging by the reactions of the other characters), magical nanny who helps bad children become good, shedding her ugliness along the way. Nanny McPhee ('little 'c', big 'P'') & the Big Bang was released in 2010 as Nanny McPhee Returns in the US.

Nanny Mcphee by Christianna Brand