Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor.
Plot
Gloria Mullins has been sent to her home town of Grimley to determine the profitability of the pit for the management of British Coal. She also plays the flugelhorn, and is allowed to play with the local brass band after playing Concierto de Aranjuez, affectionately known as “Orange Juice” by the characters, with them. The band is made up of miners from whom she must conceal her purpose. She renews a childhood romance with Andy Barrow, which soon leads to complications. Andy is bitter about the programme of pit closures and determined to fight on, but is also realistic about the circumstances and predicts a 4-to-1 majority for closure and redundancy.
Awards
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| author | Mark Herman |
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| award | César Award for Best Foreign Film |
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Mark Herman |
| editor | Michael Ellis |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | bank account birmingham town hall brass band breathe british brass band british coal concierto de aranjuez danny boy debt collector dressing room entertain fight flugelhorn human being land of hope and glory london londonderry air lose mental breakdown mine night out our lives royal albert hall scab scab labour the national think town hall wife and child william tell overture working class |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones |
| producer | Steve Abbott |
| productionCompany | Channel Four Films Miramax Films Prominent Features |
| publisher | Film4 Productions |