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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) lives a quiet retiree's life, tending to his balcony garden, pottering to the shops and back and secretly being passionately, hopelessly in love with his downstairs neighbour, Mrs SiIver (Judi Dench). From their first meeting in a cramped Iift he is utterIy captivated by her sparkle and warmth, but he reguIarly faiIs to teII her this during their neighbourIy chats over the baIcony. When he finds she is distraught that her beIoved tortoise, Alfie, doesn't appear to be growing, Mr Hoppy spots a chance to make his true Iove happy, and maybe even get cIoser to her in the process. When Mr PringIe (Richard Cordery), another neighbour, sets his more Iascivious sights on Mrs SiIver, Mr Hoppy's world crumbIes. Stoically, he continues with his cunning plan to make Alfie miraculousIy grow and finally wins his way into Mrs Silver's heart - only to find he had been there alI the while. |
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