Movie Night 2 | Memoir of a snail

Ready for the second Movie Night of this academic year! A perfect opportunity to unwind, meet fellow students, and enjoy a great film together.

Tonight we’re screening the stop-motion animation film: Memoir of a Snail. A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman named Grace Pudel – a collector of snails, romantic novels and guinea pigs.
‘You can only understand a life in hindsight, but you have to live it forwards.’ This is just one of the many beautiful little pearls of wisdom in this tragicomic stop-motion film by Australian director Elliot (Mary and Max). The main character and snail-obsessed Gracie Pudel looks back on a difficult life, in which she was bullied as a child because of her cleft lip, was separated from her adored brother at an early age, and had little luck in love. And yet it is not a sombre film. Rather, it is an ode to the outsider, for whom small moments of happiness can make life bearable.
Director: Adam Elliot
Cast: Jacki Weaver, Sarah Snook, Charlotte Belsey, Eric Bana
Producers: Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney
Cinematography: Gerald Thompson
Screenplay: Adam Elliot
Editing: Bill Murphy
Kijkwijzer rating: discrimination, strong language, violence, 12+
Year: 2024
Genres: Animation, Drama
Countries: Australia
Our film nights are organised in collaboration with Concordia. Check the links for the upcoming dates and titles (where known).
Sometimes the most beautiful journey is the one you take within yourself. Memoir of a Snail is a moving, quirky stop-motion film full of humour, melancholy and unforgettable characters. Come and see it, let yourself be surprised, and experience a film that will stay with you for a long time to come.