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May 29, 2019jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent comedy that is relentlessly funny with several LOL moments. In between the laughs, it keeps focus on what makes a happy clan - protect each other, embrace "give or take" and be considerate. More about the adventure on the back of DVD box: When the dreary English weather of 1935 gets to be too much for the eccentric Durrell family, they set off for the rustic, sun-drenched Greek island of Corfu, and the unknown. The lively clan is headed by Mrs. Durrell, a middle-aged widow who gives in to the whims of her children and who patiently tolerates their adventures. Her eldest son Larry, a budding avant-garde writer with wild friends, has no regard for his mother, while her second son, Leslie, is a gun-obsessed sportsman who shoots at everything in sight. Her only daughter, Margot, is a teen beauty who changes boyfriends as quickly as she does bathing suits. But her youngest son, 12-year-old Gerald, is the heart and soul of this lively saga. Filling his family°s villa with an impressive menagerie of animals and insects, Gerald discovers his life°s vocation in nature and animals, as well as his own voice as an author. Based on Gerald Durrell°s childhood memoir, Academy Award-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Matthew Goode (Match Point), and Eugene Simon (Casanova) bring My Family and Other Animals humorously to life.