简介：RoaldDahlwasthemostsuccessfulchildren’swriterofhisgeneration,andremainsoneofthemostpopularofalltime.Hisfantastical,macabrestorieshavebeenreadbyhundredsofmillionsworldwide,andhavebecomeastapleofourchildhoods,dominatingthebestsellerlistsinchildren’sfiction.2016isRoaldDahl’scentenaryandthisfilmframeshislifeandworkintheplayful,inventive,distinctivestyleofaRoaldDahlstory. Drawingonawealthofletters,diaries,autobiographies,aswellasarchivetelevisioninterviews–andfeaturingtheworkofDahl’slong-timecollaboratorQuentinBlake–RoaldDahl’suniqueappealwillbebroughttolifeasneverbefore.FromtheOompa-LoompastoMatilda,FantasticMr.FoxtotheBFG,RoaldDahl’sremarkableliteraryinventionsliveoninourcollectiveimagination.Butwheredidthesestoriesspringfrom?Thisfilmwillshowthetruthisthat,howeverfar-fetchedandfantastical,Dahl’schildren’sfictionwasinfactanchoredinhisownexperiences.…