Some indications on Billy Elliot
Par roseline mahé (erea jean monnet, Garches,(92)) le 06 avril 2015, 19:22 - Billy Elliot - Lien permanent
place and time
political situation
plot
- 1984: In a
northern England mining town, miners are on strike and the atmosphere is
tense.
- Eleven-year
old Billy Elliot, whose father and brother are participating in the
strike, whose mother has died quite some time ago and whose grandmother is
not completely aware of what's going on, doesn't like the brutal boxing
lessons at school.
- Instead,
he prefers the girls' ballet lessons.
- When
his family discovers his unusual love, Billy is in trouble.
- He is
supported by his ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, he keeps on training
secretly while the work situation as well as the problems at home get
worse.
Finally, Mrs. Wilkinson manages to get Billy an audition for the Royal Ballet School, but now he also has
to open his heart to his family.