Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Directed by

Adam Elliot

Genre

drama film, adult animated film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 795 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An adult stop-motion animation that chronicles the life of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit, as she faces various hardships from childhood into adulthood. The story is loosely based on the director's own experiences.

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What happens

Memoir of a Snail is a 2024 Australian adult stop-motion animated tragicomedy film written, produced and directed by Adam Elliot. It stars the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Nick Cave, and Jacki Weaver. The film's plot, which is loosely inspired by Elliot's own life, follows the trials and tribulations in the life of lonely misfit Grace Pudel, from childhood to adulthood. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 10 June 2024, and was released in Australia by Madman Entertainment on 17 October 2024. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, the second R-rated animated film to be nominated after Anomalisa (2015), another stop-motion film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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