Watch The Captivating UK Trailer for Memoir Of A Snail

The snail tells their story in Memoir of a Snail

Modern Films have sent us the wonderfully captivating UK Trailer for Stop Motion animation Memoir Of A Snail heading to UK cinemas next month.

This comes from renowned animator Adam Elliott who gave us Mary And Max in 2009. Before then was the award winning Oscar short Harvey Krumpet in 2004, now he’s back. Memoir Of A Snail is dealing with grief and loss with Sarah Snook voicing Grace. Set in 1970’s Australia, this is a bittersweet tale of a lonely woman, Grace Pudel, who retells her life story to a humble garden snail called Sylvia.

The film has been delighting Festival goers around the world in 2024 including BFI London Film Festival. Whilst it may ne be considered ‘mainstream’ many see Memoir Of A Snail a big Awards contender. Our writer Freda Cooper watched the animation, describing it for – “Its distinctive style, perfectly paced storytelling, and captivating warmth could see it punching well above its weight. A four-tissue movie“.

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Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life.

Coming 15 years since Elliot’s last feature Mary & Max, Memoir of a Snail was created using traditional stopmotion animation techniques, with every single prop, set, and character (over 7,000 in total) a handmade unique and tangible object. Hundreds of arms, eyeballs and mouths were handcrafted and then brought to life one frame at a time.

The poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

Memoir Of A Snail also stars the voices of Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Magda Szubanski, and Nick Cave. You can watch the film in UK and Irish cinemas on 14th February.


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