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The Wind in the Willows

1983 · 78 min

Cosy, gently comic stop-motion comfort, full of riverbank charm and mild mischief, easy to sink into on a rainy afternoon.

Directed by
Chris Taylor, Mark Hall
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Family
Starring
Richard Pearson, Michael Hordern, Ian Carmichael
Overview
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.

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Directed by
Chris Taylor, Mark Hall
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Family
Starring
Richard Pearson, Michael Hordern, Ian Carmichael
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • obsession
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • home
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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