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Memoir of a Snail (2024)

17/10/2024 (AU)Animation, Drama, Comedy1h 34m
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Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards.

Overview

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Sarah Snook

      Sarah Snook

      Grace (voice)

    2. Kodi Smit-McPhee

      Kodi Smit-McPhee

      Gilbert (voice)

    3. Jacki Weaver

      Jacki Weaver

      Pinky (voice)

    4. Magda Szubanski

      Magda Szubanski

      Ruth Appleby (voice)

    5. Dominique Pinon

      Dominique Pinon

      Percy Pudel (voice)

    6. Tony Armstrong

      Tony Armstrong

      Ken (voice)

    7. Paul Capsis

      Paul Capsis

      Ian / Narelle (voice)

    8. Eric Bana

      Eric Bana

      James the Magistrate (voice)

    9. Bernie Clifford

      Owen Appleby (voice)

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    A review by Chris Sawin

    9.0
    Written by Chris Sawin on Nov 17, 2024

    Australian animator and filmmaker Adam Elliot’s last full-length feature film was Mary and Max (2009). Memoir of a Snail is narrated and told from the point of view of Grace Pudel (Sarah Snook). Grace details her life story that finds humor and sentimentality in the face of depression, shortcomings, and letdowns. There are two people in the world that Grace feels comfortable with: her twin brother Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and her best friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver). Their mother died during childbirth and their father is a drunk paraplegic who is a former street performer and animator from F...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$4,350,000.00

    Revenue$7.00

    Keywords

    • difficult childhood
    • death of father
    • stop motion
    • adult animation
    • death in childbirth
    • broken family
    • brother sister relationship
    • snail