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However, the film creates a fascinating tension with the introduction of the villain, Great Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury). Aunt Adelaide represents the harsh reality of the era—she is the enforcer of strict social norms and threatens to split the family apart. Lansbury plays the role with a delightful icy menace that contrasts sharply with the warm, rustic magic of Nanny McPhee. Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) arrives mysteriously on a