Synopsis
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
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Cast
- Pete PostlethwaiteDanny
- Tara FitzgeraldGloria
- Ewan McGregorAndy Barrow
- Stephen TompkinsonPhil
- Jim CarterHarry
- Philip JacksonJim
- Peter MartinErnie
- Sue JohnstonVera
- Melanie HillSandra
- Mary HealeyIda
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Brassed Off is a sweet film with a lot of anger at its core. - 75
ReelViews
Brassed Off! is a traditional feel-good motion picture with an element of social commentary thrown in for good measure. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The characters are beautifully drawn in this bittersweet melodrama written and directed by Mark Herman. - 70
The New York Times
Brassed Off is shamelessly manipulative and sentimental, but in an agreeably familiar way. - 67
Austin Chronicle
In the end, though, the undeniable power and emotional richness of this film swing the balance toward the good. - 60
Washington Post
Brassed Off gets bogged down in sentimentality; and that political agenda is spread on thick. - 50
Salon
Herman isn't sure if he's doing a big-statement picture or a tiny treasure of a comedy, and his confusion throws Brassed Off off balance. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
Writer-director Mark Herman seems genuinely moved by the plight of the mining communities, but his attempt to translate those feelings into a story shows the effects of hard labor.
