Film
England Is Mine (15)
Dir. Mark Gill, UK, 2017, 94 mins. Cast. Jessica Brown Findley, Jodie Comer, Jack Lowden.
An evocative (and surprisingly funny) portrait of (Steven Patrick) Morrissey, frontman of iconic band The Smiths, focused on his time in 70s Manchester. As an alienated teenager desperately trying to find his place in the world, youthful, arrogant Steven, desperately wants to write and sing, but his voice goes no further than the NME letters page and his dead-end office walls. When the punk scene explodes, however, Steven discovers there's more to life in a world that's trying to make him like anyone else. This biopic impressively explores his influences, ambition, disappointment and creativity.
An evocative (and surprisingly funny) portrait of (Steven Patrick) Morrissey, frontman of iconic band The Smiths, focused on his time in 70s Manchester. As an alienated teenager desperately trying to find his place in the world, youthful, arrogant Steven, desperately wants to write and sing, but his voice goes no further than the NME letters page and his dead-end office walls. When the punk scene explodes, however, Steven discovers there's more to life in a world that's trying to make him like anyone else. This biopic impressively explores his influences, ambition, disappointment and creativity.