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The book was turned 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=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0868yr9/ethel-ernest|title=Ethel & Ernest|work=BBC iPlayer|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref> |
The book was turned into the feature-length hand-drawn animated film ''[[Ethel & Ernest (film)|Ethel & Ernest]]'', voiced by [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Jim Broadbent]] and others. [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Vertigo Films]] handled UK theatrical distribution rights to the film (Universal and Vertigo had previously worked together to distribute [[Spring Breakers]] only in the U.K. and Ireland). and later both [[EuropaCorp]] and [[STX Entertainment]] acquired U.S. distribution rights to the animated film for a limited release. 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=http://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 by [[Europacorp]]/[[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]], and was chosen by an audience vote to be screened in the "Best of the Fest" on the final day.<ref>https://ethelandernestmovie.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/ethel-and-ernest-inbest-of-fest-selection-at-the-2017-palm-springs-international-film-festival/<ref> |
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Revision as of 08:52, 6 August 2017
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| Author | Raymond Briggs |
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| Illustrator | Raymond Briggs |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Graphic Novel Biography |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 7 October 1998 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Hardback |
| ISBN | 0-224-06039-2 |
| OCLC | 41620728 |
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.
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 1971. 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 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.[1]
Awards
Ethel & Ernest won the "Best Illustrated Book of the Year" at the 1999 British Book Awards.[2]
Film adaptation
The book was turned into the feature-length hand-drawn animated film Ethel & Ernest, voiced by Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent and others. Universal Pictures and Vertigo Films handled UK theatrical distribution rights to the film (Universal and Vertigo had previously worked together to distribute Spring Breakers only in the U.K. and Ireland). and later both EuropaCorp and STX Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the animated film for a limited release. 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.[3] It had its North American premiere at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival by its US distributors by Europacorp/STXfilms, and was chosen by an audience vote to be screened in the "Best of the Fest" on the final day.<ref>https://ethelandernestmovie.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/ethel-and-ernest-inbest-of-fest-selection-at-the-2017-palm-springs-international-film-festival/<ref>
References
- ^ "Ethel & Ernest" (review), Publishers Weekly, 30 August 1999.
- ^ British Book Awards - previous winners Archived 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ethel & Ernest". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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