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Ethel and Ernest



ofco8

Well-known member
May 18, 2007
2,394
Brighton
No previous mention of this animation gem on here?

Thought it was excellent and think all school kids should be shown it as a history lesson of 20th Century social history.
 




BLOCK F

Well-known member
Feb 26, 2009
6,723
No previous mention of this animation gem on here?

Thought it was excellent and think all school kids should be shown it as a history lesson of 20th Century social history.

Yes, not a bad idea.
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
 


Prince Monolulu

Everything in Moderation
Oct 2, 2013
10,201
The Race Hill
Haven't seen it yet, looking forward to it.

On a side note, bloke in the, ahem, VIDEO shop tried to hire me a copy of 'Kellie and Ernest' the other day.
 


Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..
Big Hilda will be jealous.
 
















Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
I loved it. I don't mind admitting I cried at the end. Ethel reminded me very much of my step-mother, with her comments on the news items.
 


tiberious

New member
Nov 3, 2009
840
The earth
Haven't seen it yet, looking forward to it.

On a side note, bloke in the, ahem, VIDEO shop tried to hire me a copy of 'Kellie and Ernest' the other day.

Is this the one where Ernest ab sails from the west Stand upper to Kellie, who is tying her shoe lace in the centre circle, shouting 'up the ARSE ?'
 






SUA Seagull

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2016
421
Stratford-upon-Avon
No previous mention of this animation gem on here?

Thought it was excellent and think all school kids should be shown it as a history lesson of 20th Century social history.

Just watched it with the family on BBC IPlayer. A stunning production and an incredible work of art. It was a largely uplifting snapshot of a time gone by, with the animation and script enhanced by the wonderful voices of Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn. The scenes in which Ethel suffers from dementia and then she and Ernest pass away were extremely poignant and, for me, the parallels with my own parents’ ailments and deaths left a lump in my throat and invoked memories and feelings long forgotten. By far the best thing on TV this Xmas, IMHO. Agree with you that this should be shown in schools in terms of illustrating our social history.
 










Nibbler

710 77345
Aug 12, 2014
241
Westdene
Thought this was outstanding and very emotional at the end - my other half was in bits and I had a tear in my eye. I was especially impressed by the gorgeously rendered backgrounds and the seamless blend of 2D and 3D animation. A real quality production all round.

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