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'''''Ethel and Ernest''''' (subtitled "A True Story") is a [[graphic novel]] by English [[author]] and [[illustrator]] [[Raymond Briggs]]. It tells the story of the lives of Briggs' parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971.
'''''Ethel & Ernest''''' (subtitled "A True Story") is a 1998 [[graphic novel]] by British [[author]] and [[illustrator]] [[Raymond Briggs]]. It tells the story of the lives of Briggs' parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971.


==Story==
== Story ==
The story is simply a progression through the lives of the titular couple, from their courtship in the late 1920s to their deaths in the early 70s. Ethel is a [[lady's maid]] with [[middle-class]] aspirations and firm notions of respectable English behaviour; she becomes a [[housewife]] when she marries. Ernest, five years younger, is an easygoing [[milkman]] with [[socialism|socialist]] ideals and an enthusiastic interest in modern progress and technology. They live with their only child, Raymond, in a [[London]] [[suburb]], through the [[Great Depression]], [[World War II]], the advent of [[television]] and other events. The book richly illustrates London [[working class]] life and concerns, during some of the most momentous social and political developments of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-375-40758-1 Publishers Weekly: Non-fiction book review - Ethel and Ernest]</ref>
The story is a chronological progression through poignant moments in the home lives of the titular couple, from when they first meet in 1928 to their deaths in 1971. Ethel, at first a [[lady's maid]], with [[middle-class]] aspirations and firm notions of respectable behaviour, becomes a [[housewife]] when she marries, and later becomes a clerk in an office during the Second World War. Ernest, five years younger, is an easygoing [[milkman]] with [[socialism|socialist]] ideals and an enthusiastic interest in current affairs and the latest technology. They raise their son, Raymond, living in the same [[terraced house]] for 40 years, in a [[suburban]] [[street]], through the [[Great Depression]], [[World War II]], the advent of [[television]] and other events.


==Awards==
==Awards==
''Ethel and Ernest'' won the "Best Illustrated Book Of The Year" at the 1999 British Book Awards.<ref>[http://www.britishbookawards.co.uk/bba/pnbb_previouswinners.asp British Book Awards - previous winners<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405064238/http://www.britishbookawards.co.uk/bba/pnbb_previouswinners.asp |date=5 April 2007 }}</ref>
''Ethel & Ernest'' won the "Best Illustrated Book of the Year" at the 1999 [[British Book Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishbookawards.co.uk/bba/pnbb_previouswinners.asp |website=British Book Awards |title=Previous Winners - Illustrated Book of the Year (1999) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405064238/http://www.britishbookawards.co.uk/bba/pnbb_previouswinners.asp |archive-date=5 April 2007 }}</ref>


==Film adaptation==
==Film adaptation==
The book was adapted into the feature-length hand-drawn animated film ''[[Ethel & Ernest (film)|Ethel & Ernest]]'', voiced by [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Jim Broadbent]] and others. The movie featured the [[Paul McCartney]] song "In The Blink of an Eye".<ref>{{Citation|last=Macca And Creation In The Backyard|title=Paul McCartney - In The Blink of an Eye (2016)|date=2016-10-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92-ANmWETUc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505223236/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92-ANmWETUc |archive-date=2019-05-05 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2018-03-12}}</ref>


''Ethel & Ernest'' premiered at the [[London Film Festival]] on 15 October 2016, had a cinema release starting on 28 October 2016, and was broadcast on [[BBC]] television on [[BBC One]] at 7:30pm on 28 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0868yr9/ethel-ernest|title=Ethel & Ernest|work=BBC iPlayer|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref>
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It had its North American premiere at the 2017 [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] by its US distributors, and was chosen by an audience vote to be screened in the "Best of the Fest" on the final day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ethelandernestmovie.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/ethel-and-ernest-inbest-of-fest-selection-at-the-2017-palm-springs-international-film-festival|title=Ethel & Ernest chosen on the audience vote for Palm Springs International Film Festival|date=16 January 2017|website=Ethel & Ernest Movie's Blog}}</ref>
TVCartoons Ltd, the animation company who made the film of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman, is in negotiations to make a feature-length film of Ethel and Ernest. A 90-minute animatic (a filmed storyboard) has already been made, and the project was presented at "Cartoon Movie" in Lyon, France, on 6 March 2009. Veteran UK animation producer John Coates (TVC) and Camilla Deakin (Lupus Films Ltd) will be producing the film, with Robbie Little (Little Film Company) and Raymond Briggs as executive producers. On 16 September 2012, John Coates died, aged 84. Camilla Deakin and Lupus Films Ltd have now taken over as the producer and production company on the Ethel and Ernest film.<ref>[http://ethelandernestmovie.wordpress.com/ Ethel and Ernest Movie Blog: A blog about the making of Ethel and Ernest the animated feature film.]</ref>


In the UK, the film was repeated on BBC Two on 10 August 2022, in light of the news of Briggs' death coming earlier that day.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Ethel & Ernest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0868yr9 |website=BBC Programmes |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>
[[Brenda Blethyn]] and [[Jim Broadbent]] are to provide the voices for a BBC animated adaptation of the book.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33762190 |title=Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn adapt Raymond Briggs book for BBC - BBC News |first= |last= |work=bbc.co.uk |year=2015 |accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref>

A feature length version of Ethel and Ernest was released in UK cinemas on 28 October 2016. It had its world premiere on 15 October 2016 at the Curzon Mayfair cinema as part of the London Film Festival. Production companies: Ethel & Ernest Productions; Lupus Films; Cloth Cat Animation; Mélusine Productions. Directed by Roger Mainwood. Producer Camilla Deakin (Lupus Films).<ref>{{IMDb title|tt1725969|title=Ethel & Ernest}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
[[Category:Novels by Raymond Briggs]]
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* {{discogs release|12210431}}

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Latest revision as of 13:58, 25 November 2024

Ethel & Ernest
First edition
AuthorRaymond Briggs
IllustratorRaymond Briggs
LanguageEnglish
GenreGraphic Novel
Biography
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
10 September 1998
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typeHardback
ISBN0-224-06039-2
OCLC41620728

Ethel & Ernest (subtitled "A True Story") is a 1998 graphic novel by British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs. It tells the story of the lives of Briggs' parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971.

Story

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The story is a chronological progression through poignant moments in the home lives of the titular couple, from when they first meet in 1928 to their deaths in 1971. Ethel, at first a lady's maid, with middle-class aspirations and firm notions of respectable behaviour, becomes a housewife when she marries, and later becomes a clerk in an office during the Second World War. Ernest, five years younger, is an easygoing milkman with socialist ideals and an enthusiastic interest in current affairs and the latest technology. They raise their son, Raymond, living in the same terraced house for 40 years, in a suburban street, through the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television and other events.

Awards

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Ethel & Ernest won the "Best Illustrated Book of the Year" at the 1999 British Book Awards.[1]

Film adaptation

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The book was adapted into the feature-length hand-drawn animated film Ethel & Ernest, voiced by Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent and others. The movie featured the Paul McCartney song "In The Blink of an Eye".[2]

Ethel & Ernest premiered at the London Film Festival on 15 October 2016, had a cinema release starting on 28 October 2016, and was broadcast on BBC television on BBC One at 7:30pm on 28 December 2016.[3]

It had its North American premiere at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival by its US distributors, and was chosen by an audience vote to be screened in the "Best of the Fest" on the final day.[4]

In the UK, the film was repeated on BBC Two on 10 August 2022, in light of the news of Briggs' death coming earlier that day.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Winners - Illustrated Book of the Year (1999)". British Book Awards. Archived from the original on 5 April 2007.
  2. ^ Macca And Creation In The Backyard (28 October 2016), Paul McCartney - In The Blink of an Eye (2016), archived from the original on 5 May 2019, retrieved 12 March 2018
  3. ^ "Ethel & Ernest". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Ethel & Ernest chosen on the audience vote for Palm Springs International Film Festival". Ethel & Ernest Movie's Blog. 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC Two - Ethel & Ernest". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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