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Unlike other Dahl works (which often feature tyrannical adults and heroic/magical children), Esio Trot is the story of an aging lonely man (Mr Hoppy), trying to make a connection with a person that he has loved from afar (his widowed neighbour, Mrs Silver).
Jan 1, 2015 · Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Directed by Dearbhla Walsh. With James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Cordery. A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, or simply Esio Trot, is a British comedy drama television film directed by Dearbhla Walsh and written by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, based on the 1990 novel, Esio Trot, by Roald Dahl. In the film, a retired bachelor (Dustin Hoffman) falls in love with his neighbour, a widow (Judi Dench) who keeps a tortoise as ...
Esio Trot. Retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbor Mrs. Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr. Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win...
- Romance, Comedy
Esio Trot is a 1990 middle-grade novel by children’s author Roald Dahl. It also features illustrations from long-time Dahl collaborator Quentin Blake. Esio Trot tells the story of Mr. Hoppy, a shy, older man who is desperately in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver.
Sep 3, 1990 · Esio Trot tells our young children that we can all build beautiful relationships built upon deceit and lies and obsession. They also learn that men are clever and women are idiots, and that it's quite all right to neglect your interchangeable and therefore worthless pets.
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot. A magical, warm-hearted family film with universal appeal. 50 IMDb 6.9 1 h 30 min 2015. X-Ray 13+. Comedy · Romance · Feel-good · Fun.