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Actors: Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald, Pete Postlethwaite
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Brassed Off |
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A Yorkshire mining town is suffering the throes of the Thatcher recession. The mine is threatened with total shutdown, which would also put an end to the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble as old as the century-old mines. Danny Ormondroyd, the indefatigable conductor (Postlethwaite), insists the men keep rehearsing for the national competition, no matter what happens. Andy Barrow (McGregor, the same year he did "Trainspotting" and "Emma"), is a new member, and when a gal named Gloria (delectable Tara Fitzgerald) shows up to play flugelhorn, she causes a flurry in the all-male outfit and eventually hooks up with Andy -- but whose side is she on in the labor dispute? "Brassed Off" is both a funny and bristly political tale that wears its heart on its sleeve and uses its soundtrack to excellent effect (note the counterpoint between a haunting theme from Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" and the opening of union negotiations). It's a Capra-esque plot with thick northern England accents.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Brassed Off |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- union leaders fighting for labor rights
- fights between haves and have-nots
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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