Memoir of a Snail (2024)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 19th Via: Cinema Plot: A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs. Rating: 10/10 Why Did I Watch It? I'm a big fan of Adam Elliot's films, so this was a top priority for me! Review here"

A masterpiece of pathos and comedy

“Adam Elliot's second animated feature after 2009's brilliant Mary and Max, 2024's Memoir of a Snail further confirms the filmmaker's impeccable talents, showing that his debut was not a fluke. Retaining the superb aesthetic and storytelling qualities of his previous feature, Memoir of a Snail is another almost unbearably poignant and honest examination of loneliness, loss and humanity, yet it is also consistently hilarious through a combination of tender and dark humour. Elliot treads similar thematic ground to Mary and Max, and the story is ostensibly quite ordinary, but the director enlivens the material with profound emotional resonance and top-notch character work, making this another serious awards contender for the Australian animator. Although animated, Memoir of a Snail is another ” read more

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"SCREENING: London Film Festival DATE: October 12th CINEMA: Vue LOCATION: West End"

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"Watched 06/10 saw at State with Q&A with Adam Elliot. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! EVERYBODY GO SEE THIS! "