Ethel & Ernest · LeviOsa

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Ethel & Ernest · LeviOsa

Ethel & Ernest key art

2016·10

Forty years of change. One enduring love.

AnimationDramaWar1h 34m

🍅97%

🍅

97%

Tomatometer

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89%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

2 videos

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BBC Breakfast featurette on Ethel and Ernest

BBC Breakfast featurette on Ethel and Ernest

Details

DirectorRoger Mainwood

ReleasedOct 15, 2016

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide10BR

Studios

Lupus FilmsCloth Cat

BFI

BBC

Melusine ProductionsThe Little Film Company

Cast

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Ernest Briggs (voice)

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Ethel Briggs (voice)

Luke Treadaway

Luke Treadaway

Raymond Briggs (voice)

Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Middle Aged Doctor (voice)

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Lady of the House (voice)

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)

Simon Day

Simon Day

Alf (voice)

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs (voice)

June Brown

June Brown

Ernest's Step Mother (voice)

Harry Collett

Harry Collett

Young Raymond (voice)

Gillian Hanna

Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice)

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Gentle, poignant, and vividly animated, Ethel & Ernest is a warm character study with an evocative sense of time and place.”

97% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Dennis Harvey

RTVarietyDec 18, 2017

The care and affection with which Mainwood and his collaborators (notably animation director Peter Dodd and art director Robin Shaw) adapt already endearing material carries the day.

M

Michael Rechtshaffen

RTLos Angeles TimesDec 14, 2017

Their unassuming story speaks volumes about the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

C

Cath Clarke

RTTime OutDec 7, 2017

Butter a crumpet and snuggle down with this affectionate animation about illustrator Raymond Briggs's parents.

K

Katie Smith-Wong

RTFlick FeastNov 13, 2019

Ethel & Ernest is lovely, heartwarming and poignant animation.

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Information

Title

Ethel & Ernest

Released

Oct 15, 2016

Rated

10

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Status

Released

Studios

Lupus Films, Cloth Cat

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