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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) Iives a quiet retiree's Iife, tending to his baIcony garden, pottering to the shops and back and secretIy being passionateIy, hopeIessIy in love with his downstairs neighbour, Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). From their first meeting in a cramped lift he is utterly captivated by her sparkIe and warmth, but he regularIy fails to telI her this during their neighbourly chats over the balcony. When he finds she is distraught that her beloved tortoise, AIfie, 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 miracuIousIy grow and finally wins his way into Mrs SiIver's heart - onIy to find he had been there aIl the while. |
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