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Eugene Simon | ... | ||
Imelda Staunton | ... |
Mother
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Chris Langham | ... | ||
Omid Djalili | ... | ||
Matthew Goode | ... | ||
Russell Tovey | ... | ||
Tamzin Merchant | ... | ||
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Kostas Tziotakis | ... |
Customs Officer
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Mihalis Giannatos | ... |
Porter /
Waiter
(as Michalis Giannatos)
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Olga Tournaki | ... |
Agathi
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Dimitris Kaberidis | ... |
Rose-Beetle Man
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David Armand | ... |
George - the tutor
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Antonis Antoniou | ... |
Yani
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George Couyas | ... |
Turkish Boyfriend
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Efi Papatheodorou | ... |
Feeling the depressing effects of a gloomy English summer, the Durrell family decides to pack up and move to the Greek island of Corfu in 1935. Lead by their widowed mother, 13-year old future naturalist Gerald Durrell, his two older brothers and older sister move into a series of villas. Gerald indulges his passion for nature by filling his room with local fauna, while his brothers fill their time with writing or hunting and his sister sunbathes and flirts. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
The movie is truly a delight to watch. It's full of warmth and humour. It reminds me how wonderful it is to connect to nature, a thing hard to achieve in this modern age of technology and fast-paced life. The scenery is just so beautiful, the characters interesting and lovable, the acting smooth and convincing, the soundtrack I find quite quirky but amusing, and the animals absolutely cute! Imelda Staunton is superb as usual, while Eugene Simon is very good as the inquisitive Gerald. Despite the fact that this movie is not a very dramatic one (no violence, no real romance nor suspense), it is engaging and entertaining. A must-see.