Ethel & Ernest (2016, UK) 94 mins, cert. PG

Screenings at 2.30PM and 7.30pm

Director: Roger Mainwood
Voiced by: Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Pam Ferris
Music by: Paul McCartney

Raymond Briggs’s body of work – The Snowman; Father Christmas; When the Wind Blows – includes Ethel & Ernest, a 1998 graphic novel documenting the lives of his parents and his own younger self.

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Now adapted for the big screen – a small-screen outing is likely during the festive season – this charming, touching, beautifully animated British film uses a host of familiar voices, notably Broadbent and Blethyn as the eponymous Ernest and Ethel to bring the novel to life.

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The film remains faithful to Briggs’ original version, incorporating key events of the 20th century.

 

A celebration of ‘ordinary’ lives and a heart-warming portrayal of a successful marriage.

 

 

A detailed Review from the Telegraph can be seen here includes a link to the…

Trailer, which can also be seen on it’s own here:

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David Lean Cinema, Croydon on Thursday 1st December 2016

Shows start at 2.30PM or 7.30PM, Ticket prices: £8.00 & £6.50 (concessions)

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