Filmanalyse: 'Billy Elliot'

Billy Elliot is a charming with both laughter and good acting

Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis

Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells, Jean Heywood

Running time: 111 mins

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Stephen Haldry

Written by: Lee Hall

Release Date: 9 February 2001 ( in Denmark)

Tagline: Every one of us has a talent, just waiting to come out. The trick is to find it

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 54 nominations

Review of the movie:

The life of 11-year old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell), who`s a coal miner's son in Northern

England, is forever changed, when he one day stops practicing boxing, and starts with

Ballet. But in no time he finds himself in dance, demonstrating a huge potential, and raw

talent seldom, seen by the class´s exacting instructor Mrs. Wilkinson ( Julie Walters). But,

with a tart tongue and a never ending stream of cigarettes in her hand, Mrs. Wilkinson`s

way of teaching, completely changes when she sees Billy`s big talent for Ballet. She´d

Rather forget the other ballerinas, because she sees Billy’s moves and steps on the floor.

She gets really drawn into teaching her new pupil. But, still Billy has other things he has to