Billy Elliot
by Billy Fane
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Actor: Gary Lewis (III), Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Julie Walters, Stephen DaldryDirector: Billy Fane
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
Cinematographer: Janine Birkett
Composer: Nicola Blackwell
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Billy Elliot
Movie Review: 'JUST BECAUSE I LIKE BALLET, DOESN'T MEAN I'M A PUFF!"
Summary: 4 Stars
Interesting tale a young boy's desire to take ballet lessons, but avoid the stigma attached to it. I found this film to be very inspired with good performances all around. If I had one problem with this film, it was the thick accent spoken is tough to understand sometimes and I found myself straining to figure out what was being said in some instances. It's quirky and off beat and may enlighten some narrow minded people out there!........not everything is black and white :-)
Summary of Billy Elliot
Foursquare in the gritty-but-heartwarming tradition of Brassed Off and The Full Monty comes Billy Elliot, the first film from noted British theatrical director Stephen Daldry. The setting is County Durham in 1984, and things "up north" are even grimmer than usual: the miners' strike is in full rancorous swing, and 11-year-old Billy's dad and older brother, miners both, are on the picket lines. Billy's got problems of his own. His dad has scraped together the fees to send him to boxing lessons, but Billy has discovered a different aptitude: a genius for ballet dancing. Since admitting to such an activity is tantamount, in this fiercely macho culture, to holding up a sign reading "I Am Gay," Billy keeps it quiet. But his teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters, wearily undaunted), thinks he should audition for ballet school in London. Family ructions are inevitable.Daldry's film sidesteps some of the politics, both sexual and otherwise, but scores with its laconic dialogue (credit to screenwriter Lee Hall) and a cracking performance from newcomer Jamie Bell as Billy. His powerhouse dance routines, more Gene Kelly than Nureyev, carry an irresistible sense of exhilaration and self-discovery. Among a flawless supporting cast, Stuart Wells stands out as Billy's sweet gay friend Michael. And if the miners' strike serves largely as background color, the brief episode when visored and truncheon-wielding cops rampage through neat little terraced houses captures one of the most spiteful episodes in recent British history. --Philip Kemp
The life of 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) a coal-miner's son is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Before long he finds himself demonstrating the kind of raw talent seldom seen by the class' exacting instructor (Julie Walters).System Requirements:Starring: Julie Walters Billy Fane Colin MacLachlan Carol McGuigan Charlie Hardwick Joe Renton Trevor Fox Jamie Bell Jamie Draven Gary Lewis Jean Heywood Stuart Wells Mike Elliot Janine Birkett and Nicola Blackwell. Directed By: Stephen Daldry Running Time: 111 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Universal Distribution Corp.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 025192113420
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