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Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

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Beautifully animated life story of The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs.

CertificatePG

Duration95 mins

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  • Olivia, 10
  • 13 reviews

The Life Story of the Briggs's Family

3 stars

03 May 2023

This is an animated film based on the life story of Raymond Briggs's parents Ethel and Ernest. The story starts in 1928 and introduces us to a character named Ethel, a lady's maid. She later becomes a housewife when she marries a man named Ernest who works as a milkman. The pair soon have a son named Raymond who is sent to live in the countryside when World War II begins.

My favourite scene was when Ethel said to Raymond, "Here's a comb" and Raymond started getting embarrassed because his girlfriend was over.

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