Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Page #2

Synopsis: Lonely, ageing bachelor Mr Hoppy lives in a London flat and has two loves in his life - his balcony garden and Mrs Silver, the widow in the flat below. Sadly Mrs Silver is too fond of her tortoise Alfie to respond. Noting that Mrs Silver is perturbed that Alfie never seems to grow Mr Hoppy hatches a plan to show her how much he cares. This involves buying dozens of tortoises of increasing sizes to gradually substitute for Alfire, leading Mrs Silver to believe that a Bedouin chant - Esio Trot - is making her pet grow. However he is rumbled when one of the tortoises escapes. And, with another, brash resident vying for Mrs Silver's affections, will Mr Hoppy find happiness with the woman he loves?
Director(s): Dearbhla Walsh
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
2015
88 min
559 Views


and...

that naughty little

Justin Timberlake.

I know you can dance.

- No, no, I can't.

- Can!

No, I can't.

Can!

No, I really can't.

You bloody well can!

'He loved her and

longed for her to love him back

'but there really were

a lot of problems.

'For one thing, unlike Mr Hoppy,

Mrs Silver didn't live alone.

'Well, she did for a while, but

then she did something about it.'

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

Oh! Well, hooray!

This is honestly the most

exciting moment of my life.

Come in. Come in!

'She just went

and got herself a new chap.'

A chap called Alfie.

Well... you are more gorgeous than

I could possibly have dreamed.

Oh, my darling. What heaven.

We're going to have

such a wonderful life together.

'From then on,

Mrs Silver dedicated all her love

'and attention to her

wrinkly companion.

'And although he wasn't the

world's greatest conversationalist,

'she did quite enough talking

for the both of them.'

Look, Alfie,

that's me on my wedding day.

I'm not so sure about that dress

any longer.

Rather too much bust, I think

you'll agree.

Oh, and that chap there -

that's my husband.

Look how tall he is. 6'3".

I only came up to his chest hair.

I never once saw

the top of his head.

More a giant than a man.

A wonderful posture.

He was a perfect English gent...

and a prize-winning dancer.

Oh, he was so, so kind.

The things we were going to do.

And the...

places we were going to go

and the...

...life we were going to lead.

Oh, that's enough of me gabbing on.

You must be exhausted.

Time for your nap, my gorgeous.

I love you so much. I really do.

Even your little stubby legs.

Our love will last a lifetime,

Alfie.

Sweet dreams.

'Oh, how Mr Hoppy wished

she was saying those words to him.'

Not the ones about the little

stubby legs, obviously,

but the others, about love.

His life was now terribly

complicated -

head over heels in love with

a woman whose only interest in life

was a small tortoise.

If only he could find the words

to convince her of his love.

If only I'd been paying attention.

I think I'm on the wrong bus.

That's the problem with stories.

You get swept up in them,

you lose track.

Does he get anywhere?

Does she fall in love with him?

You're going to have to wait,

I'm afraid.

Mr Hoppy knew

he had to say something.

He had to tell her how he felt.

Hello.

Again.

Isn't this perfect?

Grab joy while you can, I say.

Oh...

You're right, completely right.

And I was... just thinking...

wondering, uh...

whether...

And the thing of it is,

we've been neighbours for years.

You live alone and I live alone...

I just wondered whether...

...you know...

Oh, no, you're...

You're right, best,

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Richard Curtis

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born English screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the co-founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Lenny Henry. more…

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