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'''''Ethel & Ernest''''' (subtitled "A True Story") is a [[graphic novel]] and animated film 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 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. The tone of the novel is quite sad, and human miscommunication is a central theme, interspersed with moments of humour. Ethel, at first a [[lady's maid]], with [[middle-class]] aspirations and firm notions of respectable behaviour, becomes a [[housewife]] when she marries and 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]] that could be anywhere in Britain, through the [[Great Depression]], [[World War II]], the advent of [[television]] and other events. The book illustrates British [[working-class]] life and concerns, during some key social and political developments of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-375-40758-1 "Ethel & Ernest"] (review), ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', 30 August 1999.</ref> The story highlights the generation gap between Raymond as a grammar-school boy, then art student and art teacher, and his parents whose world is much more confined. Long hair and wine are symbols of the generation gap. The plot also highlights the gender gap between Ernest's male experience of paid work and consumerism, and Ethel's unpaid domestic labour. She is shown to be the more quirky character but also the one who becomes emotionally overwrought, distraught, for example, when her 5-year-old must be evacuated during the war and again when he is brought home by the police as a teenager for petty theft. No visiting friends or family holidays are portrayed; we do not follow Raymond to school or college; the focus is on the home and the three family members who live in it. The house is effectively a fourth main character in the novel, its interior developing with the characters and reflecting shifts in the historical era, as well as the founding of a family, its growth and its eventual disintegration.
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 & 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. It was 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>
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>
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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}}</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>
It 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|accessdate=2018-03-12}}</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>

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>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q32942265}}
* {{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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