Ethel & Ernest movie plot

In London in 1928, Ernest, a dairy worker, passed by the window of an upper-class home on a bicycle, and came across Ethel, a maid who was opening the window and shaking ashes. Ernest, who was riding by, mistakenly thought she was greeting him, and happily took off his hat and saluted. For the next few days, the two of them were waiting for a "hello" as if they had made an appointment. Later, Ernest directly came to visit with flowers and asked Ethel to watch a movie. Through dating, the distance between the two was quickly shortened. The lovers were soon married. Ethel quit his job as a maid and moved into a big house with Ernest on a loan. From mahogany beds and second-hand sofas to new stoves, Ernest fills the house little by little while Ethel happily babbles. What was filled was not only the empty house, but also two hearts that were close together. In 1934, their son Raymond was born. The husband and wife work hard to create a safe and comfortable space for the child, so that he can grow up healthily. When World War II broke out in 1939, the small family was in turmoil. Ethel tearfully agrees to have their son evacuated to his aunt in Dorset, while Ernest joins the fire brigade, horrified by the carnage and bombardment he witnesses every day. After the war, Raymond returned to his home and attended grammar school, and the couple celebrated their son's return. Raymond's military service to teach at the Art Institute and his marriage to Joan, who suffers from schizophrenia, worries his mother. When Ethel died in 1971, the father and son comforted each other, shortly after Raymond's father passed away. Raymond writes Ernest and Ethel's story into moving text, duo immortalized by words 。