Ethel & Ernest (film)

Ethel & Ernest is a 2016 British biographical animated television movie, which was directed by Roger Mainwood and based on the graphic memoir "Ethel & Ernest" by Raymond Briggs. The biographical follows from their first date in 1928 to their untimely and emotional deaths in 1971. The film features the voice talents of Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway. The film received criticial acclaim and audience who saw the film for a limited release gave a standing ovation (also at BFI London Film Festival) was said to have highly emotional (including George Price from St. Vincent College who said he missed his father and his stepmom Kim and loved them for Real right after Ethel & Ernest and walked out after the end of the movie and named "his favourite children's film and also favourite No. 1 film of the 21st century alongside with Mr. Nobody) after watching screenings of Ethel & Ernest, had a limited cinematic release date on October 28, 2016 at Picturehouse Harbour Lights. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Vertigo Films handled UK theatrical distribution rights to the film (Universal and Vertigo had previously collaborated and worked together to distribute Spring Breakers only in the U.K. and Ireland). It was premiered at the London Film Festival on 15 October 2016, had a limited cinema release starting on 28 October 2016 at Picturehouse Harbour Lights, Southampton, and was broadcast on BBC television on BBC One at 7:30pm on 28 December 2016. and later both EuropaCorp and STX Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the animated film for a limited release.

Ethel & Ernest later become a cult film due to its real-life storytelling about Raymond's parents, their times going from 1920s to 1970s during their deaths, some powerful scenes in the animated film, Carl Davis's score for the film and various technical and narrative flaws. audiences have generally sawed it and was so powerful storyline and emotional true-tale.