When 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) trades boxing school for ballet lessons, his father (Gary Lewis) is less than pleased. The hardworking miner from Northern England despises the idea of his son running around in toe shoes, but when the boy wins an audition for the Royal Ballet School, he experiences a change of heart. Soon, he becomes a strikebreaker to raise money for the audition in director Stephen Daldry's Oscar-nominated drama.
"Like I feel a change in my whole body. And I've got this fire in my body. I'm just there. Flyin' like a bird. Like electricity. Yeah, like electricity"
I really hope Elton's production compnay can get a film version of the musical done soon! I'd forgotten how much music was part of the movie: guess that made it easier for Elton and Lee Hall to pen... more
I really hope Elton's production compnay can get a film version of the musical done soon! I'd forgotten how much music was part of the movie: guess that made it easier for Elton and Lee Hall to pen the musical.