A Greyhound of a Girl

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A Greyhound of a Girl

2024

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Drama

Animation

Adventure

Fantasy

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7 Reviews

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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.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

07/13/2024

3/5

Working from a script written with the Bafta-winning Dave Ingham (Charlie and Lola), D’Alò leans into Doyle’s reliable ear for the vernacular. Hand-drawn monochrome dream sequences form an intriguing subplot around the sighthound of the title.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

06/25/2024

4/5

It’s a tender film that will leave only the chilliest heart unwarmed.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

11/05/2024

C+

Never quite finds the right balance of sincerity and blarney.

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Peter Martin

EverythingButHorror.com

10/31/2024

Effortlessly shifting into adult territory with convincing authority, the film nonetheless remains a magical adventure that keeps its feet planted firmly in reality. ... It's the rare family-friendly adventure that adults of any age will enjoy.

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

06/28/2024

3/5

While it won’t win any prizes for its depiction of Mary’s slovenly male family members, its sentimental celebration of female kinship is hard to knock.

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James Hanton

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

06/27/2024

4 / 5

Focuses on family, heritage, and uncertainty in the face of change to provide a moving and contemplative film of relatedness.

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03/21/2025

An Irish animated film that quite surprisingly flew under the radar This actually came out in 2023 and has a great voice cast most notably Brendan Gleeson It centers on a young girl Mary, she’s only 11 years old but dreams of becoming a chef After being graded by a culinary school she’s not quite there yet But she has the love and support of her grandmother who unfortunately is very sick Mary refuses to accept it One day she meets a mysterious woman in the woods who knows her name and Mary tries to prove to her mother that this woman is real Through some form of magic she appears out of thin air like a ghost The film has amazing animation ranging from solid lines and colors to pencil sketches to something out of a Japanese anime It actually reminded me of the old animated films of the 1990s Death doesn’t have to be all bad, it’s a natural part of life after all, and everything can still be grand This rare gem of a film is beautifully drawn, briskly paced, and treats its subject matter of family, heritage, uncertainty in the face of change, grief, and loss with the utmost respect Adults of any age will enjoy along with their kids not just because of the bright colors but the maturity of it as well as celebrating female kinship

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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.

Director: Enzo D'Alò
Producer: Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Xenia Douglas, Mark Cumberton, Richard Gordon, Vilnis Kalnaellis, Riina Sildos, Guy Collins, Arthur Kubiczek
Screenwriter: Dave Ingham, Enzo D'Alò
Distributor: Good Deed Entertainment
Production Co: Jam Media, Aliante, Paul Thiltges Distributions
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 29m