A Matter of Loaf and Death

"A life with love and suspense."

2008 0h 30m EN

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7.4

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7.6

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★7.4TMDB · 640★7.6IMDB · 20,936

FamilyAnimationComedyMysteryRomance

Synopsis

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Wallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.

“A life with love and suspense.”

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Cast

Peter Sallis
Wallace (voice)
Sally Lindsay
Piella (voice)
Melissa Collier
Fluffles (voice)
Sarah Laborde
Bake-O-Lite Singer (voice)
Geraldine McEwan
Miss Thripp (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Whitehead
Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Park
Writers: David Vinicombe, Michael Salter, Mark Burton
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Wallace & Gromit Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Park, shot by Dave Alex Riddett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Julian Nott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David McCormick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Peter Sallis and Sally Lindsay and Melissa Collier carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A life with love and suspense.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Park directs. Dave Alex Riddett behind the camera. Julian Nott scores. David McCormick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Wallace & Gromit Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Nick Park, shot by Dave Alex Riddett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Julian Nott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David McCormick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Peter Sallis and Sally Lindsay and Melissa Collier carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A life with love and suspense.".
9IMDB entry: tt1118511 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "bomb", "bakery", "romance", "anthropomorphism".
11Released under 31 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dave Alex Riddett
Original score: Julian Nott
Editing: David McCormick
VFX supervisor: Bram Ttwheam
Sound: Adrian Rhodes
Runtime: 30 min · 0h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
IMDB rating: 7.6/10 · 20,936 votes
MPAA: TV-PG

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

NYICFF Grand Prize
NYICFF Audience Award

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Part of

Wallace & Gromit Collection

An award-winning, British, stop-motion animated, series of short films following the comedic adventures of the eccentric, absent-minded, inventor Wallace and his loyal, anthropomorphic dog Gromit.

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CinemaSerf2023-12-27
★ 7/10
"Your buns are well and truly toasted!". "Wallace" and "Gromit" are now running a successful bakery business - well, "Gromit" is! His strenuous efforts to just get "Wallace" out of bed in the morning require the precision (and persistence) of the D-Day landings! According to the newspapers, baking is a dangerous business with twelve others having been rolling-pinned to death! Who'd want to harm them, though, eh? Enter "Piella" and her perfectly coiffured poodle "Fluffy". It's love at first sight for everyone - but can it be as good as it looks? It's perhaps not quite as good as the earlier outings for our cheese-lovers, but it's still great fun with some pithy dialogue and a denouement straight out of "Aliens" (1986) before some "Poochini" or "Hound of Music" to listen to in the car... Nope, sorry, "Puppy Love"!

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