My Life as a Courgette
2016
Switzerland
Screening: 26th February 2024, 66 minutes
Audience: 107
A boy nicknamed Courgette is helped by Raymond when his mother disappears. Raymond places Courgette in a foster home with other children of similar ages, where Courgette learns to trust and find friendship. A moving, engrossing look at a troubled childhood, handled with sensitivity and humour.
Feedback from our members:
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Excellent films. Good animation of second and true to life - having had a relation who was brought up in children's home years ago. We do respond to love! |
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Both thoroughly enjoyable. |
5
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Amazing animation - very French! |
5
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Enjoyable and relatable main film. |
5
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Enjoyed both films. Sound system a bit faulty for French film? |
5
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Room was very cold (again). |
5
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Precious. Superb film making. |
5
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Courgette was so sweet. I loved animation. Not so impressed by the other. |
5
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I'd like to grow a courgette! |
5
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Both excellent & expressing the power of relationships. |
5
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Courgette - what a lovely film. |
5
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Very gentle & moving films both. |
5
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Good thoughts. Happy ending. |
5
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Love both. First was an easy watch. Second raised some very perceptive points. |
5
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I'ai beaucoup animée Courgette Très mignon (cute). |
5
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Utterly absorbing and very moving. All you need is love!! |
5
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Short film - beautiful NI humour. Anime - touching & captivating. |
5
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I loved the Irish one. Wonderful to see the change in their relationship. The same applies to film 2. Thank you. Nice to go home with a feel good factor. |
5
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Both moving in their own way. 2nd film quite subtle - much better than I expected. |
5
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Courgette was even better than I expected. |
5
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Short film was very entertaining and the main film was heart-warming & good for French learning. |
5
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I loved both of these films. They were full of emotion but not the least 'slushy'. Thank you. |
5
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Irish Goodbye Two great actors esp Lorcan. Very poignant story told in a humorous way. |
5
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Good choice folks. The love theme spread across both movies. Amazing attention to detail in the animation. |
5
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What a roller coaster of emotions both films were! I loved them both. Who could believe an animation could be so heartfelt. |
5
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2 lovely films. The innocence & sadness of children beautifully portrayed. |
5
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As always, thought provoking. But a happy ending. |
5
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Both films were enchanting. The main film was a work of art & really got to the heart of important social issues about children in care. I loved it. |
5
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Super. Very emotional. - very deep. - real treasure - so many feelings, excellent animation. Well done. |
5
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1st film #4 2nd film #5 No. 1 Irish Goodbye Very well acted - funny, strong family bond. No. 2 Very good story. Animation wonderful V.G. choice. |
5
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I would not have believed before seeing 'Courgette' that some brightly decorated lumps of resin could create such sympathy, even emotion, in an audience. |
5
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Courgette: Formidable. Une histoire très belle. Les petites characters son tres mignons et très aimables. The scene with Courgette and Camille lying in the snow talking was so poignant & beautiful. |
5
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How do you find such WONDERFUL films? 1. Irish - Brilliantly funny. The morose Prince Harry brother was a good foil for his brother & the Irish priest! 2. Unimaginably wonderful, moving, incredibly creative. |
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A very lovely tender story. Beautifully done. |
4
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Two charming films. |
4
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Great twist in short film. Main film - amazing animation - story OK. |
4
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Irish film: funny, tragic. Courgette: moving - captivating - fantastic animation. |
4
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Both films were charming in their own way. Lovely to have films to make you smile. Pity about the background hum in Courgette. |
4
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Two films - both whimsical in different ways. The Irish film was mainly visual which was good as the dialogue was difficult to understand at times. The stop animation film was poignant & funny at the same time. Very good. |
4
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Two very different films - difficult to write about them. 1st very sensitive. 2nd sad but with a happy ending. So many children have very unhappy homes. |
4
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2 very moving films. Xx & thought provoking as well as emotional. Courgette - beau vegitable! |
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Very cleverly made into a film. |
4
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I do like a happy ending, Thank you! |
4
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#1 Very Irish - amusing. #2 So much expression in a puppet! |
4
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#1 Wry humour, very Irish and a lovely story. #2 Great feeling and pathos. |
4
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1. Not able to see the point of this. 2. Really charming. Quite different from usual animations. |
4
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The film illustrated the real world in which some children have to live. It was done very well. |
4
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A thoughtful story. |
4
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Irish: Great idea and just long enough. Courgette: Great idea but too long. |
4
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Enjoyable and the second film was brilliantly made. Both funny and touching. |
4
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A good showing. Very unusual films, and a pleasure to see. |
4
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Courgette was a very cute animation. |
4
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I loved it. Very sad, hopeful, tragic but redemptive. |
4
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Enjoyed the films but not the electronic noise / interference from the sound system. |
4
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First one: was fantastic acting, beautiful story. Second one: At first I wasn't sure I liked it but warmed to it and loved this. Well done animation. |
4
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An Irish Goodbye - touching and funny. Courgette - very cleverly done, charming and sad. |
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3
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Sweet story - I don't know it was the right medium. |
3
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A good idea & enjoyed the films but the annoying buzz on the main film was a negative. So close but no cigar. |
3
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Excellent productions but I couldn't identify with the characters. Maybe it was me. Otherwise fine. |
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Good. I would like to have car park fee reimbursed as well. £2 is expensive for this film. |
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