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Billy Elliot

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192113420
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 17, 2001
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 1161
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2000

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The life of 11-year-old billy elliot a coal-miners 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. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Starring: Julie Walters Jamie Bell Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R Director: Stephen Daldry

Amazon.com:
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




Rating: - Have to watch!
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you haven't watched it... You should!

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Rating: - Great film!
Can't say enough good about this film, especially how it illustrates the power and sometimes painful ... Read More

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Rating: - Billy Elliot DVD
Loved the Movie. However DVD was of poor quality as it stopped or jumped ahead a large number of times.

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Rating: - Video worth watching....repeatedly
I purchased this video as a gift for a dear friend. We both love the story and found it transfers well ... Read More

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Rating: - Cheerful, positive winner
Young Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) defies macho convention as well as his close-minded father (Gary Lewis) ... Read More

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