MOVIES
movies of the month
PRIDE Pride is an exposé in solidarity, unionism, support, and the achievements that can be brought about when disparate groups of people stand united, writes Meg Collins. The year is 1984; the archconservative Margaret Thatcher rules Britain with an iron fist and doesn’t wear a velvet glove at all. Welch miners are on strike and times are inordinately difficult; both the miners and the British government remain steadfast in their respective positions. Financially things have become desperate for the miners when they receive an offer of political and financial support from a most unlikely group, the LGSM – Lesbians and Gays Supporting Miners. Homophobia is rife, with the advent of HIV and general ignorance surrounding it. The miners find the idea of support from this group abhorrent and refuse to enter into a discussion with them. But the LGSM are not deterred and persist in providing the miners with the assistance they so desperately need. Eventually they arrive in the miners’ small Welch town to confront them. This is a comedy/drama with an ensemble cast starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton. The screenplay is well written and this is why the film floats. It is based on a true story and I have been
informed that the screenplay is about 85 per cent truth, 15 per cent fiction. I found myself lost in the enjoyment of this film. It is heart warming and inspirational and a good example of what can happen when different groups unite in solidarity. If you’ve had a bad day at the hospital and could do with a really good laugh and some inspiration, I strongly advise you to see this film. Four stars from me! IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 30 Meg Collins is an RN at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
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Set in a dangerous future world, a decade after the collapse of the western economic system, The Rover depicts an Australia without law or order. The country’s natural resources have attracted a range of dangerous opportunists and life is cheap. When Eric (Guy Pearce), a loner travelling the desolate towns and roads of the outback, has his car stolen, he embarks on a mission to ruthlessly track down the thieves. He soon forms an unlikely partnership with Rey (Robert Pattinson), the naïve younger brother of gang member Henry (Scoot McNairy), who has left Rey behind in the bloody aftermath of the gang’s most recent robbery. Both gripping and terrifying, The Rover’s power lies in its strong relation to reality.
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