The Little Film CompanyJim Broadbent Brenda Blethyn Luke Treadaway ETHEL & ERNEST Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs Directed by Roger Mainwood Ernest and Ethel meet in 1928. In short order they are married, holders of a mortgage, and parents of a boy--solid members of the English working class experiencing the Depression, World War II, postwar prosperity and cultural upheaval. They worry about their adored child constantly, especially after he goes to art school. At the heart of the film is a love story, deeply moving and very funny. Plain words and plain people strike a universal chord in Raymond Briggs's loving tribute to his parents.
ETHEL & ERNEST TrailerThe Little Film Company2016-09-02 | Jim Broadbent Brenda Blethyn Luke Treadaway ETHEL & ERNEST Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs Directed by Roger Mainwood Ernest and Ethel meet in 1928. In short order they are married, holders of a mortgage, and parents of a boy--solid members of the English working class experiencing the Depression, World War II, postwar prosperity and cultural upheaval. They worry about their adored child constantly, especially after he goes to art school. At the heart of the film is a love story, deeply moving and very funny. Plain words and plain people strike a universal chord in Raymond Briggs's loving tribute to his parents.Four Corners - TrailerThe Little Film Company2015-01-16 | FOUR CORNER Directed by: Ian Gabriel Synopsis: Leila Domingo, a London trained doctor, returns home to Cape Flats for her father’s funeral. When she recognizes Farakahn as her childhood friend, it triggers a wave of conflicting emotions. She finds herself drawn into Farakahn’s world while he tries to set an example for his son, Ricardo, who is a chess prodigy lured in equal measure by the thrill of warfare on the chessboard and the seductive prestige of joining a powerful street gang.Eye of the Storm, The - TrailerThe Little Film Company2013-01-08 | Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis
Directed By: Fred Schepisi
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When Elizabeth Hunter has a stroke, her son and daughter fly across the world to be at her bedside sparking the family's old frictions and resentments. They struggle to come to terms with who they are, what they mean to each other and finally, how they can best survive to find peace in their lives - their own, eye of the storm.