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The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
Jim Broadbent
- Ernest Briggs
- (voice)
Brenda Blethyn
- Ethel Briggs
- (voice)
Luke Treadaway
- Raymond Briggs
- (voice)
Roger Allam
- 1930s Doctor
- (voice)
Karyn Claydon
- Jean
- (voice)
Pam Ferris
- Mrs. Bennet
- (voice)
- …
Gillian Hanna
- Midwife
- (voice)
- …
Alex Jordan
- 1970s Doctor
- (voice)
- …
Duncan Wisbey
- Tailor
- (voice)
- …
Raymond Briggs
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Raymond Briggs
- Roger Mainwood(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs a wartime evacuee, the young Raymond is seen sketching a snowman based on a Christmas cake figurine. In 1978 'The Snowman' would become Raymond Briggs' most famous and successful book.
- GoofsWhile the house has French windows from the outside and again through the kitchen/dining room window, from inside the front room of the house they are missing with a wall where the windows should be.
- Quotes
Ethel Briggs: I could have married a deep-sea diver.
Ernest Briggs: Well, why didn't ya?
Ethel Briggs: Because I didn't love him.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 Greatest British Animations (2018)
- SoundtracksIn the Blink of an Eye
Written by Paul McCartney
Performed by Paul McCartney
[Played over end credits]
Featured review
Utterly Charming
I had, of course, read the reviews of this film before unintentionally falling upon it by chance on Christmas television.
I have long lamented the lack of charm in most of the recent Disney films, for example, indeed the absence of charm in today's society in general, but it is present in this film in abundance. Not only is this film visually captivating but I was frequently moved to tears by the unexpected pathos of this story, which is a microcosm of the experiences of that most extra-ordinary generation who fought and survived the Second World War and who's members, through age and slow disease, are now virtually all departed from this world.
This film is sincere, amusing and observant, and like the Snowman, however different in style, will endure forever.
I have long lamented the lack of charm in most of the recent Disney films, for example, indeed the absence of charm in today's society in general, but it is present in this film in abundance. Not only is this film visually captivating but I was frequently moved to tears by the unexpected pathos of this story, which is a microcosm of the experiences of that most extra-ordinary generation who fought and survived the Second World War and who's members, through age and slow disease, are now virtually all departed from this world.
This film is sincere, amusing and observant, and like the Snowman, however different in style, will endure forever.
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- Dec 29, 2016
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- Also known as
- Ethel and Ernest
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $179,227
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
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