Estonian premiere

A Greyhound of a Girl

Local title
Tüdruk ja koer
Director
Enzo d'Alò
Country
Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Latvia, Estonia, Germany
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
Juniors Competition Programme
Genre
traditional animation, family film, adventure film, children's film
Subject
familial relationships, grief, child-parent relationships, childhood

Mary is 11 years old and has an insuppressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles and facing them turns into quite an adventure. Mary thus begins a journey across the barriers of time, in which four generations of women come together and get to know each other truly and deeply. A delicate coming-of-age story, sprinkled with irony.

Age recommendation: 4+

Director
Enzo d'Alò
Screenwriter
Enzo d'Alò, Dave Ingham
Cast
Brendan Gleeson, Rosaleen Linehan, Sharon Horgan, Charlene McKenna, Mia O'Connor, Paul Tylak
Producer
Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Xenia Douglas, Mark Cumberton, Richard Gordon, Vilnis Kalnaellis, Riina Sildos, Guy Collins, Artur Kubiczek
Editor
Gianluca Cristofari
Writer
Roddy Doyle
Music
David Rhodes
Animation
Iulian Grigoriu
Production
Paul Thiltges Distributions, Aliante, Jam Media, Goag Productions, Rija Films, Amrion Production, Fish Blowing Bubbles
World sales
GFM Animation
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
Estonian
Other festivals
Berlin
Director
Enzo d'Alò

Enzo d'Alò (1953) , director, screenwriter and musician, is regarded as one of the leading creators of European animation. He has received several prestigious awards and critical acclaim for his movies and television series, including the Franco Bianchi Award at the 70th Edition of the Venice Film Festival. Enzo's extraordinary body of works includes: "La Gabbianella e il Gatto" ("Lucky and Zorba") a huge success at the Italian box office, with 1,5m tickets sold; "Momo alla Conquista del Tempo" ("Momo, the Conquest of Time") which took the prestigious Audience Award at the Montreal Children's Film Festival; "La Freccia Azzurra" ("The Blue Arrow"), "Opopomoz"; and "Pinocchio" which screened as part of the 69th Festival del Cinema di Venezia before receiving an EFA Awards nomination. Television series "Pipì Pupù & Rosmary" was created from an original idea by Enzo and written with Vincenzo Cerami, Academy Award winner for "Life Is Beautiful". Distributed worldwide, the series includes 78 episodes, 4 longer specials and a feature film. In 2009, Enzo received a special mention from UNICEF for having married his art with children's rights, and having shown the differences in opportunities for children's lives. The following year Enzo was invited to be a guest of honor at the celebration of 50 years of Annecy.

Filmography:
Valik/Selected: La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow, 1996), La Gabbianella E Il Gatto (Lucky & Zorba, 1998), Momo Alla Conquista Del Tempo (Momo, 2001), Opopomoz (2003), Pinocchio (2013), Pipì Pupù e Rosmarina in "il Mistero delle Note Rapite" (Pipi' Pupu' & Rosemary in "The Mystery of the Stolen Notes", 2017), A Greyhound Of A Girl (2023)

Screenings

1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening011101 / Tüdruk ja koer
SubtitlesEstonian
Screening duration
4th Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101401 / Tüdruk ja koer
SubtitlesEstonian
Screening duration
7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening130701 / Tüdruk ja koer
SubtitlesEstonian
Screening duration
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