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Ethel & Ernest

2016 · 94 min

A gentle, hand-drawn embrace through decades of ordinary life, quietly devastating in its accumulation of small, precious moments.

Tagline
Forty years of change. One enduring love.
Overview
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • aging
  • memory
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, war, history
Directed by
Roger Mainwood
Written by
Roger Mainwood
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Virginia McKenna, Peter Wight, Pam Ferris, Simon Day
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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