Billy Elliot (2000)
Description:
DS 1 Movie Sheet Poster
- Style A
Year: 2000
Condition: Mint
Dimension: 27 x 40
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Musical
Item Description:
- Original
- One Sheet
- Double-Sided
- Regular version, Style A
- Rolled
This is a DS or double-sided original
one Sheet promotional poster that has printing on both the front and the back of
the poster (printing on back side is a mirror image of printing on the front
side).
This entertainment art item is an authentic original piece. Original
entertainment art items are
valued by collectors worldwide and can increase in value over time.
Synopsis:
Brassed Off meets My Name Is Joe in this gritty coming-of-age drama about a
young son of a poor English coal miner who dreams of being a ballet dancer. The
film is set during a 1984 miners' strike in Durham county, where angry clashes
between picketers and cops in riot gear are nearly daily occurrences. Among the
most vociferous protestors are Tony (Jamie Driven) and his dad (Gary Lewis), who
nags his youngest son Billy (Jamie Bell) into taking boxing classes. Though the
kid can do some fancy footwork, he can't take a punch. One day at the gym, he
notices a ballet class taught by hard-bitten Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters),
whose young daughter dares him to join. When his father gets wind of this
less-than-manly pursuit, he pulls him from the class. Sensing a raw and natural
talent, Mrs. Wilkinson offers to teach the lad for free in preparation for the
local auditions to the Royal Ballet School. When Tony gets in trouble with the
cops, Billy is forced to miss the trials, leading to a confrontation between
Billy's pop and Ms. Wilkinson. Though at first he steadfastly refuses to
consider his son's desires of going into ballet, he comes to realize that this
might be the one shot that Billy has in order to escape the danger and grinding
tedium of a miner's life, so he sets out to earn the money by any means
necessary to send his son to London. This film is the directorial debut of
renowned British stage director Stephen Daldry.
Cast: Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells,
Nicola Blackwell, Jamie Draven, Adam Cooper, Stephen Mangan; Director:
Stephen Daldry
