Ethel & Ernest (film)

Ethel & Ernest is a 2016 British biographical animated television movie, which was directed by Roger Mainwood and based on the graphic memoir "Ethel & Ernest" by Raymond Briggs. The biographical follows from their first date in 1928 to their untimely and emotional deaths in 1971. The film features the voice talents of Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway. The film received criticial acclaim and audience who saw the film for a limited release gave a standing ovation (also at BFI London Film Festival) was said to have highly emotional (including George Price from St. Vincent College who said he missed his father and his stepmom Kim and loved them for Real right after Ethel & Ernest and walked out after the end of the movie and named "his favourite children's film and also favourite No. 1 film of the 21st century alongside with Mr. Nobody) after watching screenings of Ethel & Ernest, had a limited cinematic release date on October 28, 2016 at Picturehouse Harbour Lights. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Vertigo Films handled UK theatrical distribution rights to the film (Universal and Vertigo had previously collaborated and worked together to distribute Spring Breakers only in the U.K. and Ireland). It was premiered at the London Film Festival on 15 October 2016, had a limited cinema release starting on 28 October 2016 at Picturehouse Harbour Lights, Southampton, and was broadcast on BBC television on BBC One at 7:30pm on 28 December 2016. and later both EuropaCorp and STX Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the animated film for a limited release.

Ethel & Ernest later become a cult film due to its real-life storytelling about Raymond's parents, their times going from 1920s to 1970s during their deaths, some powerful scenes in the animated film, Carl Davis's score for the film and various technical and narrative flaws. audiences have generally sawed it and was so powerful storyline and emotional true-tale.

Cast

• Jim Broadbent as Ernest Briggs
• Brenda Blethyn as Ethel Briggs
• Luke Treadaway as Raymond Briggs
  • Harry Collett as young Raymond Briggs
  • Macready Massey as teenage Raymond Briggs
• Roger Allam as a Middle Aged Doctor
• Pam Ferris as Mrs. Bennett / Aunty Betty
• Virginia McKenna as a Lady of the House
• Peter Wight as Detective Sergeant Burnley
• June Brown as Ernest's Step Mother
• Karyn Claydon as Jean
• Simon Day as Alf

Reception

Animated and live-action filmmakers Garth Jennings, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Hayao Miyazaki, Anand Tucker, Chris Wedge, Michael Bay, Julian Schnabel, Michel Gondry, Christian Volckman, Jon Favreau, P.J. Hogan, Mel Gibson, Sylvain Chomet, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, George Miller, Mark Osborne, Henry Selick, Wes Anderson, Tomm Moore, Lee Unkrich, Travis Knight, Charlie Kaufman, Werner Herzog, Matt Groening, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Seth MacFarlane, Quentin Tarantino, Dito Montiel, James Franco, Jeremy Saulnier, Chris Meledandri, Pierre Coffin and Ron Howard outspoken in their acclaim for the film on Twitter and while being interviewed. Howard likened it to a "a animated true love story from the times of Up meets The Wind Rises" and Tarantino compared Broadbent and Blethyn's voice performences of Raymond's parents to WALL-E. celebrities Jonathan Ross, Gerald Butler, Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett has also been very supportive to the animated film.

An audience member named George Price got highly emotional after the end of the movie at Picturehouse, Harbour Lights. Which made the kid realized how much he missed his father due to the film major's success.

Top ten lists

• 10th – Peter Fletcher,

External links

• Ethel & Ernest on IMDb