οι ανάγκες της ταινίας διαστρεβλώνουν την πραγματική κατάληξη αυτής της σχέσης, η οποία πήγε από το κακό στο χειρότερο. Η Τράβερς ποτέ δεν συγχώρησε τον Ντίσνεϊ —ή τους Αμερικανούς γενικά— που έφτιαξαν μια ταινία η οποία, όπως πίστευε, απομακρυνόταν από το πνεύμα των βιβλίων της και, εκτός από τραγούδια που δεν ανήκαν στην εδουαρδιανή περίοδο, τόλμησε να βάλει καρτούν στην ταινία. Το αποτέλεσμα ήταν να αρνηθεί να δώσει στον Ντίσνεϊ το δικαίωμα να φιλμάρει άλλα βιβλία της σειράς και να μη θέλει να ξανακούσει για συνεργασία με Αμερικανούς.
Αντιγράφω δύο παραγράφους από τα τριβιδάκια του imdb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/trivia
According to the 40th Anniversary DVD release of Mary Poppins (1964) in 2004, Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to Mary Poppins from P.L. Travers as early as 1938, but was rebuffed because Travers was disgusted by Hollywood's handling of book-to-film adaptations, and did not believe a film version of her books would do justice to her creation. Another reason for her initial rejection would have been that at that time the Disney studios had not yet produced a live action film. For more than twenty years, Disney made periodic entreaties to Travers to allow him to make a Poppins film. He finally succeeded in 1961, but Travers demanded and got script-approval rights. Planning the film, writing the script and composing the songs took about two years. Travers objected to a number of elements that actually made it into the film. Rather than the Sherman Brothers' original songs, she wanted the soundtrack to feature known standards of the Edwardian period in which the story is set. Travers also objected to the idea of using animation to depict the chalkboard world. Disney overruled her, citing contract stipulations that he had final say on the finished print. Travers refused to allow any other Mary Poppins books to be filmed, even though Walt tried very hard to get her to reconsider.
P.L. Travers never forgave Walt Disney for what she saw as vulgar and disrespectful adaptation of her "Mary Poppins" novels. In 1994, thirty years after the release of the film, stage producer Cameron Mackintosh (Cats, Les Misérables, Oliver!, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon) approached Travers about a musical theatre version of her work. The author initially refused, citing the film as a reason why she would never again allow an adaptation of her "Mary Poppins" series. After several meetings, the author relented, though when Mackintosh suggested using the songs from the Disney film in the production, Travers again balked. After much more pleading, Mackintosh convinced Travers to allow a stage production with the songs from the film on the strict proviso that no Americans participate in the development, and further that no one involved with the film version--including original film composers the Sherman Brothers, both of whom were still alive and working at the time--could participate. Mackintosh proceeded with development of the stage adaptation for several years without any involvement from Disney, per Travers' wishes, though after the author's death in 1996, the Walt Disney Company was allowed some degree of creative involvement and went on to co-produce the musical with Mackintosh.
Το ζήτημα είναι ότι η ταινία
Mary Poppins ήταν και είναι μια από τις μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες του Ντίσνεϊ, ενώ για την Τράβερς διαβάζω: «Travers died in London on 23 April 1996 at the age of 96. According to her grandchildren, Travers died loving no one and with no one loving her».
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_L_Travers