An exhibition of artwork from the film is also being planned to coincide with the films release. Based on the awardwinning book by acclaimed british author and illustrator raymond briggs, this handdrawn, animated film tells the true story of raymonds o. Here are two of the posters that have been especially designed for the run. 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. Ethel and ernest feels unashamedly nostalgic, carefully researched and with a heart. They had just one child, raymond, having bought a terraced south london house in 1930. Ethelandernestmovies blog a blog about the making of. Directed by her emmyaward winning daughter, rory kennedy, the film. The film shows them dating, marrying and moving into their first house together. Fill your glasses and raise them high to toast the late, truly great roger mainwood whose talent and determination made the film possible. To use a word writers are warned against, this is a nice movie. Based on the awardwinning book by acclaimed british author and illustrator raymond briggs, this beautifully handdrawn, animated feature film tells the true story of raymonds own parents ethel. Brenda blethyn and jim broadbent are the voices behind ethel and ernest a raymond briggs story.
The film is based on the graphic memoir of the same name written by. Ethel and ernest are solid members of the working class, part of the generation brokaws greatest generation that lived through the tumultuous era of the twentieth century. In short order they are married, holders of a mortgage, and parents of a boysolid members of the english working class experiencing the depression, world war ii, postwar prosperity and cultural upheaval. Ethel and ernest will get a cinema release in south korea from the 10th may. Based on the awardwinning graphic novel by raymond briggs, this handdrawn, animated feature film is a. His father ernest takes a fancy to ethel when he sees her leaning out of a window and turns up with flowers for her. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In an opening liveaction segment, raymond briggs introduces the story. It shows a lot of old attitudes but does so with seeming honesty. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. An interview with ddu hospital forensic head whos supervising the postmortem of nirbhaya convicts. 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.
Based on the awardwinning graphic novel by raymond briggs, this handdrawn, animated feature film is a heartfelt and affectionate tribute to raymond s own parents. It tells the story of the lives of briggs parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971. A charming animated film of two people in love and coping with events but also a social history of the twentieth century. The animation is pleasantly oldfashioned, the voice talent jim broadbent and brenda blethyn is topnotch, and its been politely praised by critics. Ethel was a ladys maid, ernest a cheeky milkman who liked the look of the new labour party. The film is based on the graphic memoir of the same name written by raymond briggs, and follows briggs parents, ethel and ernest, through their period of marriage from the 1920s to their deaths in the 1970s. Based on the awardwinning graphic novel by raymond briggs, this handdrawn, animated feature film is a heartfelt and affectionate tribute to raymonds own parents. In 1928 london milkman ernest briggs courts and marries housemaid ethel, their son raymond being born in 1934. Producer, directors, animators and more share their experience. Welcome to the official ethel and ernest movie site.
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