Ethel & Ernest

– This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an int..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Ethel & Ernest (2016)

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.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Release Date:

20 Feb 2018

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Roger Mainwood

Writer:

Raymond Briggs (graphic novel), Roger Mainwood (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Pam Ferris, Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Roger Allam

Plot:

In 1928 London milk-man Ernest Briggs courts and marries house-maid Ethel, their son Raymond being born in 1934. When World War II breaks out Ethel tearfully allows him to be evacuated to aunts in Dorset whilst Ernest joins the fire service, shocked by the carnage he sees. As hostilities end they celebrate Raymond's return and entry to grammar school and the birth of the welfare state though Ethel is mistrustful of socialism and progress in general. Raymond himself progresses from National Service to art college and a teaching post, worrying his mother by marrying schizophrenic Jean. However father and son console each other as Ethel slips away but before long Raymond is mourning his father too though both Ethel and Ernest will forever be immortalized by Raymond's touching account of their lives.

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Lupus Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
Metacritic:
72%