Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

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

2015 en 87 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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.

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Cast

James Corden

James Corden

Narrator

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Pixie Davies

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Richard Cordery

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle

Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim

Mrs. Wu

Polly Kemp

Polly Kemp

Woman Passenger

Alexander Bracq

Alexander Bracq

Rollerblading Couple

Joseph West

Joseph West

Phillip

Anna Cannings

Anna Cannings

Mrs. Court

Lisa Hammond

Lisa Hammond

Mrs Desmond

Emily Ralph

Emily Ralph

Little Girl

Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Shop Keeper

Leo Umeh

Leo Umeh

Puppy Boy

Ronnie Hughes

Ronnie Hughes

Trumpeter

Jack Honeyborne

Jack Honeyborne

Pianist

Aaran Mitra

Aaran Mitra

Boy in Pet Shop (uncredited)

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