Eliot & Me

Eliot & Me (2011)

Lucy struggles to come to terms with her parents' separation. She rescues a dog Eliot from the local dog shelter and her life starts to improve. Tragedy strikes when Eliot goes missing and Lucy must go on a dangerous journey to find him.

Date of release
2011-12-20
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Family
Director
Fintan Connolly

Casting

Interesting facts

Eliot & Me is a 2012 Irish drama film. The plot follows the adventures of a young girl trying to find her dog in Dublin. The film is directed by Fintan Connolly and features his then 10-year-old daughter Ella Connolly in the lead role.

Production

Connolly developed and co-wrote the script for Eliot & Me with producer Fiona Bergin. "It was a bit of a family affair', says Connolly "we shot at weekends and school holidays, whenever Ella was free. We cast actors we'd worked with before, like Renée Weldon, David Wilmot and Mannix Flynn. It was a real labour of love. We filmed all over the city, but mainly in Kilmainham.”

Describing working with his daughter Ella he said: “After playing a spooky kid in Hammer horror Wake Wood, she wanted to be in a film she could watch. Having worked on that film which was shot in winter and involved prosthetics and special effects, this was relatively straightforward, She dug deep to play this little girl and to give her a vulnerability and strength in keeping with the story. She was a joy to work with.

Twelve-year-old Ella said about the experience "There is an awful lot of waiting around making films. It's not nearly as glamorous as people think. One of the good things about Eliot & Me was working with my dog. He's completely untrained, he hasn't got a clue, he didn't do anything he was asked. I thought that was hilarious. But he is the best thing in the film."

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