Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)

01/02/2015 (GB) • 1h 27m

Romance, Comedy

A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

Overview

Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.

Top Billed Cast

James Corden

Narrator

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

secret love

london, england

based on novel or book

bachelor

flat

gadget

pet shop

wine

crush

gardener

garden shears

woman director

tortoise

innuendo

dinner date

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