Ernestine & Kit

2015 | UK | 11 min.

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Shorts: Love & Marriage & Baby Carriage
The Buzz Sat, Jul 30, 2016 3:00 PM
These hilarious and touching stories are about men, women, parents, children, best friends, and the humor that comes from navigating these day-to-day relationships, from age seven to seventy. Set in the family hatchback, “Pearl” tells the life story of a father and daughter using striking animation and music; Danny DeVito directs and stars in “Curmudgeons” about two senior citizens whose relationship shocks their families; a big-hearted stranger turns an accidental pet death into a little girl’s adventure in “Madam Black;” two septuagenarians manifest their petty judgments of others into a darkly comical plan in “Ernestine & Kit;” and a father’s attempt to share a harsh reality with his daughter backfires uproariously in “The Talk.”
Film Info
Section:Short Films
Release Year:2016
Runtime:11 min.
Production Country:UK
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Pauline Collins
Rosaleen Linehan
Director:Simon Bird
Produced by:Matthew James Wilkinson
John Wallace
Screenwriter:Simon Bird
Kevin Barry (short story)
Cinematography:Jamie Cairney
Editing By:Tommy Boulding

Description

A darkly comic fairytale about two elderly women who travel the countryside of rural Ireland, imagining the terrible, immoral lives people are living today. Their one consolation is the innocence of children…