My Family and Other Animals
2005, 90 minutes, Rated PG
Sometimes it's hard to tell your closest relations from the local wildlife.
Escaping the dreary wet weather of 1930s England, the eccentric and bohemian Durrell family uproots and ship themselves off to the sun drenched Greek island of Corfu.
In this warm, magical and nostalgic adaptation of Gerald Durrell's renowned autobiography, the rag-tag Durrell family - 12-year-old innocent naturalist and intrepid biologist Gerald, acne-infested Margot, gun loving Leslie and overbearing intellectual Larry - headed by their sympathetic mother, experience the joys of living a life of freedom and adventure. With the help of larger-than-life local taxi-driver Spiro, the family live in a succession of different, fantastically coloured villas dotted across the landscape. Spending so much time watching animals in their natural habitat allows Gerald to learn more incisively about the habits of an altogether different group: his family.
- Director:
- Sheree Folkston [1],
- Starring:
- Imelda Staunton [15], Chris Langham [3], Eugene Simon [1], David Armand [1], Tom Goodman-Hill [2], Matthew Goode [4], Tamzin Merchant [1], Omid Djalili [10], Russell Tovey [2],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.78:1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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