Brassed Off (1996)
- Directed by
- Mark Herman
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 297 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A colliery brass band struggles to keep playing as their coal mine faces closure. The musicians deal with unemployment, lost hope, and a growing sense of despair while trying to hold onto their music and each other.
bittersweetpoignantupliftinggroundedheartfeltmelancholicwarmsocially awareunderstated
What happens
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor. The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It has been generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts of the film make reference to the huge increase in suicides that resulted from the end of the coal industry in Britain, and the struggle to retain hope in the circumstances. In the United States, the film was promoted simply as a romantic comedy involving McGregor and Fitzgerald's characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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