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Memoir of a Snail

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Memoir of a Snail

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A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels and guinea pigs. Oscar-nominated animation, with the voices of Jacki Weaver, Sarah Snook and Charlotte Belsey

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Dave Golder

This delightfully dark and quirky adult animated film follows the tragi-comic life of a snail-loving girl who learns how to come out of her shell. Glass-half-full Gracie (voiced by Sarah Snook) and glass-half-empty Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee) are twins orphaned at a young age, then separated to live with different foster families on opposite sides of Australia. Gracie dreams of becoming an animator while Gilbert wants to be a Parisian street performer, but randy gerbils, religious cults and a microwave oven salesman stand in their way, before Gracie finds inspiration in a free-spirited old woman with an eccentric history. This is the second feature from esoteric Aussie stop-motion animator Adam Elliot, arriving some 15 years after the excellent Mary and Max (2008). The cute-but-scuzzy animation style is unmistakable, and thematically, it's very similar; a biographical movie about bullied, working class kids growing into dysfunctional adults who learn to love themselves (think Tim Burton meets Ken Loach). Thankfully, it's every bit as good as its highly praised predecessor, bursting with wit, invention, charm, poignancy and moments of exquisite vulgarity.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameGrace PudelSarah SnookGilbert PudelKodi Smit-McPheePinkyJacki WeaverJamesEric BanaRuth ApplebyMagda SzubanskiPercy PudelDominique PinonKenTony ArmstrongBill ClarkeNick Cave

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rolenameDirectorAdam Elliot

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Theatrical distributor

Modern Films

Released on

2025-02-14

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references, nudity

Formats

Colour

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