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Brassed Off (1996)
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| Awards: César --Best Foreign Film-Mark Herman (1998) Emden Film Award - Mark Herman (1997). Peter Sellers Award for Comedy (1997). German Film Awards--Best Foreign Film (1998). ALFS Award-- British Actor of the Year- Ewan McGregor (1997). Paris Film Festival--Grand Prix (1997) Tokyo International Film Festival--Special Jury Prize (1997) Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award Film - Screenplay Mark Herman (1997). |
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Film:A small Yorkshire mining town is threatened with being shut
down and the only hope for the town's men is to enter their Grimley
Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they
have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first
mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the
band to win. In joining the band she puts her relationship with her
childhood sweetheart Andy on the line. |
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My Comments: This film deals with social issues and succeeds with its message.The father and son characters, of Pete Postlethwaite and Stephen Tompkinson was outstanding. I was crying for the father and son. I felt for Danny and his son Phil. The poverty of the mining village really hit me. I had never seen such poverty in a film like this before...I think Pete and Stephen made the film with their outstanding acting. Ewan was good, but I was so taken by the other two that Ewan was pushed to the background a bit..Hate to say that..smiles I Rate This Movie: 10 out of 10 |
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