Ethel & Ernest
Directed by:
Roger MainwoodScreenplay:
Roger MainwoodComposer:
Carl DavisCast:
Pam Ferris, Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Virginia McKenna, Peter Wight, June Brown, Simon Day, Gillian Hanna, Harry Collett (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Ethel is a lady's maid with aspirations to better herself when she falls in love with and marries Ernest, a milkman. Living with their son Raymond in 1940s London puts them in the firing line as the Blitz takes hold of the city. Raymond is eventually evacuated to the relative safety of the countryside and we follow Ethel and Ernest through their everyday lives as they cope with the war. Their love and sense of family holds them tightly together as they witness events such as the VE day celebrations, the horror of Hiroshima and the creation of the Welfare State. Told in a series of captivating vignettes, this lovely animated feature first observes moments in the couple's life, then moves to their son as he grows up to face his own joys, challenges and travails. Based on Raymond Brigg's autobiographical book, this hugely accomplished labour of love remains faithful to the author/illustrator's inimitable style. (London Film Festival)
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Ethel & Ernest
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Decca Records
Year: 2016
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:05:59
| 1. | Opening Titles | Carl Davis | 01:16 |
| 2. | London 1928 | Carl Davis | 02:36 |
| 3. | "Ethel And Ernest Introduce Themselves" - Brenda Blethyn & Jim Broadbent | 00:31 | |
| 4. | Walking In The Park With Eloise | Carl Davis | 02:12 |
| 5. | We're Going To Be Married | Carl Davis | 00:20 |
| 6. | "Now You're In My Arms" - Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra & Elmer Feldkamp | 03:22 | |
| 7. | "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" - Al Bowlly & Lew Stone And His Band | 02:48 | |
| 8. | Homemaking Montage | Carl Davis | 01:32 |
| 9. | "Blue Skies Are Around The Corner" - Ambrose And His Orchestra & Denny Dennis | 02:37 | |
| 10. | The Baby | Carl Davis | 00:38 |
| 11. | Housekeeping | Carl Davis | 00:58 |
| 12. | "Tea For Two" - Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots | 03:04 | |
| 13. | Paddington | Carl Davis | 00:54 |
| 14. | "The Deepest Shelter In Town" - Florence Desmond | 02:43 | |
| 15. | "Underneath The Spreading Chestnut Tree" - Fred Douglas, Ivor Kurchin & His Band | 02:34 | |
| 16. | "We'll Meet Again" - Jack Hylton And His Orchestra | 03:14 | |
| 17. | Blitzkrieg | Carl Davis | 00:57 |
| 18. | Dorset - A Visit | Carl Davis | 00:24 |
| 19. | "Singing In The Bathtub" - Gracie Fields | 02:59 | |
| 20. | "A Perfect Day" - Gracie Fields | 02:39 | |
| 21. | "Stagecoach Opening And Closing Titles" | Jerry Goldsmith | 02:33 |
| 22. | Grammar School | Carl Davis | 00:33 |
| 23. | A Clever Boy | Carl Davis | 00:32 |
| 24. | "The Laughing Policeman" - Charles Penrose | 02:36 | |
| 25. | "An Ordinary Copper" - Jack Warner & Tommy Reilly | 01:23 | |
| 26. | "The Young Ballerina" - Charles Williams | 02:34 | |
| 27. | "Sous Le Ciel De Paris" - Juliette Gréco | 03:18 | |
| 28. | "Foot Tapper" - The Shadows | 02:34 | |
| 29. | "Little Things" - Dave Berry | 02:24 | |
| 30. | "Reflections Of Charlie Brown" - Rupert's People | 04:05 | |
| 31. | Tea For Two Reprise | Carl Davis | 00:39 |
| 32. | She's Gone | Carl Davis | 00:18 |
| 33. | Pear Tree | Carl Davis | 00:53 |
| 34. | "In The Blink Of An Eye" | Paul McCartney | 03:19 |