''Pride'' is a 2014 British
historical comedy-drama
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film written by
Stephen Beresford
Stephen Beresford (born c. 1972) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for writing the play ''The Last of the Haussmans'', produced by the National Theatre in 2012, and the 2014 historical comedy ''Pride'', which won the Queer Palm ...
and directed by
Matthew Warchus
Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is a British theatre director, filmmaker, lyricist, and playwright. He has been the Artistic Director of London's The Old Vic since September 2015.
Personal life
Warchus is married to American actress La ...
. Based on a true story, the film depicts a group of
lesbian
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and
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
activists who raised money to help families affected by the
British miners' strike in 1984, at the outset of what would become the
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) was an alliance of lesbians and gay men who supported the National Union of Mineworkers during the year-long strike of 1984–1985. By the end of the strike, eleven LGSM groups had emerged in the UK ...
campaign.
It was screened as part of the
Directors' Fortnight
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section of the
2014 Cannes Film Festival,
where it won the
Queer Palm award. Writer Stephen Beresford said a stage musical adaptation involving director Matthew Warchus is being planned.
The film was nominated for the
and for the BAFTA for
Best British Film,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for
Imelda Staunton and for
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Plot
Upon watching the news about the
miners' strike
Miners' strikes are when miners conduct strike actions.
See also
* List of strikes
References
{{Reflist
Miners
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are tw ...
, gay activist
Mark Ashton
Mark may refer to:
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* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Fin ...
realises that the police have stopped harassing the gay community because their attention is elsewhere. He spontaneously arranges a bucket collection for the miners during the
Gay Pride Parade in London. Encouraged by the success, he founds "
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) was an alliance of lesbians and gay men who supported the National Union of Mineworkers during the year-long strike of 1984–1985. By the end of the strike, eleven LGSM groups had emerged in the UK ...
". Among its first members are 20-year-old closeted student Joe Cooper and an older gay couple Gethin and
Jonathan, whose bookshop (called
Gay's the Word) they use as headquarters.
LGSM faces opposition from the mining community who do not wish to associate with them, as well as within the gay community who feel that the miners have mistreated them in the past. Frustrated by the lack of response, the activists instead decide to take their donations directly to a small mining village named in
Wales
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. Dai Donovan, spokesperson for the miners in , comes to London to meet their new allies. Though he is startled by the revelation of what "L" and "G" stand for in their name, he expresses his gratitude in a short, eloquent speech at a gay bar, and the cause takes off.
In , the Women's Support group, led by
Hefina Headon
Hefina Headon (8 June 1930 – 5 October 2013) was a Welsh people, Welsh community and human rights activist. She became a notable figure in Wales through her activism during the UK miners' strike of 1984–1985. A biography was released in Augus ...
and Maureen Barry, debate whether to invite LGSM to the village as a thank you; Hefina, and her supporters, favour gratitude from all camps, whilst Maureen's supporters consider the gays abhorrent. First-time volunteer
Siân James speaks up fiercely in favour of inviting LGSM and is asked to join the committee.
When LGSM arrives in , they are met with a frosty reception and Maureen leads a walkout after Mark's speech to the village. However, the next day Jonathan shares with his knowledge of harassment laws and abuse of police power; the fiery marches down to the police station to demand the release of illegally-detained miners.
Many grateful miners acknowledge LGSM's role in their release, relations begin to thaw and the two communities quickly become close. Finding herself on the outside, Maureen contacts a tabloid about the situation in . The resulting story humiliates The National Union of Miners, who call a vote on whether to accept LGSM's support.
Back in London, Mark declares that they will embrace the labels in the tabloid and throws an enormous concert at the
Electric Ballroom
The Electric Ballroom is a 1,500-capacity performance venue (primarily for rock bands) and indoor market located at 184 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, England.
History
The Electric Ballroom started as an Irish ballroom in the 1930 ...
headlined by
Bronski Beat, attended by Dai, Hefina and a number of the women from the village. Mark is badly shaken when he encounters a former lover who implies that he is terminal with AIDS. The "Pits and Perverts" festival raises thousands of pounds for , but the Union vote moves forward three hours without notice, and without Dai or Hefina, Maureen's camp succeeds in voting to refuse further help from LGSM.
Disillusioned and haunted, Mark abandons LGSM. Gethin, who initially refused to participate due to his own experience coming out in a mining village, attempts to campaign alone and is violently assaulted and hospitalised.
Joe is outed when his parents find photos from and they keep him away from the group.
In March 1985, the Miners' Strike is over. The miners of gather to go back into the mines. Joe sees the news and sneaks off to to show solidarity, where he encounters Mark. Mark confronts Joe about hiding his activism and homosexuality from his parents. When drives him to London in the LGSM donated van, he learns of Gethin's condition Joe decides it's time to leave home and has her drive him directly up to his home, embarrassing his conservative mother.
On the day of the 1985 Gay Pride Parade, Mark returns to the group and apologises for abandoning the cause. He leads LGSM to the Parade, where they are joined by hundreds of miners in a show of solidarity.
The closing scenes reveal that consequently the
Labour Party incorporated rights for gays and lesbians in their party programme due in part to a massive vote lodged by the National Union of Mineworkers, that was elected to Parliament, that Jonathan still lived (as of 2014) despite being one of first in Britain to be diagnosed with HIV, and that Mark Ashton died of AIDS just two years later at the age of 26.
Cast
LGSM members
*
Ben Schnetzer as
Mark Ashton
Mark may refer to:
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* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
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* Fin ...
, founder of LGSM
*
Joseph Gilgun
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as Michael (Mike) Jackson, Mark's best friend.
*
Faye Marsay
Faye Elaine Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in '' The White Queen'' (2013), the recurring character Candice in '' Fresh Meat'' (2013), Steph in the film ''Pride'' (2014), Amy in ''Need ...
as Stephanie (Steph) Chambers, the sole lesbian among the LGSM founders.
*
Dominic West
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), Noah Solloway in Showtime's '' The Affair'' (2014–2019), ...
as
Jonathan Blake
Jonathan Blake (born October 6, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. Blake played high school basketball at Cypress Springs High School, where he was named to the First-Team in District 17-5A , Gethin's partner and the second person diagnosed with HIV in the UK.
*
Andrew Scott as Gethin Roberts, Jonathan's partner and a Welshman who was alienated from his village when he came out sixteen years earlier
*
Freddie Fox as Jeff Cole, popular with the Onllwyn children.
*
Chris Overton
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as Reggie Blennerhassett, Ray's partner.
* Joshua Hill as Ray Aller, Reggie's partner.
*
George MacKay as Joe "
Bromley
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011.
Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...
" Cooper, a fictional LGSM member.
Women's Support Group members
*
Imelda Staunton as
Hefina Headon
Hefina Headon (8 June 1930 – 5 October 2013) was a Welsh people, Welsh community and human rights activist. She became a notable figure in Wales through her activism during the UK miners' strike of 1984–1985. A biography was released in Augus ...
, member of the strike committee.
*
Jessica Gunning
Jessica Gunning is an English television and theatre actress. She was educated at Holmfirth High School near Huddersfield before attending Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2007. as
Siân James, wife of Martin.
*
Liz White as Margaret Donovan, member of the strike committee and wife of Dai
* Nia Gwynne as Gail Pritchard, wife of Alan.
* Menna Trussler as Gwen, an elderly member, and widow of William, who was a miner.
*
Lisa Palfrey as Maureen Barry, a widow and sister-in-law of Cliff who is against LGSM support.
Other characters
*
Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with '' The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. There he ...
as Cliff Barry, a leader of the men's union.
*
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...
as David (Dai) Donovan, a leader of the men's union and member of the strike committee
*
Rhodri Meilir
Rhodri Meilir (born 18 November 1978) is a Welsh actor. In 2018, he began portraying the role of Dilwyn in the BBC Three series ''In My Skin (TV series), In My Skin''.
Early life
Meilir was born in Pontypool. He was educated at Ysgol Maes Garmo ...
as Martin James, a leader of the men's union.
*
Sophie Evans as Debbie Thomas.
*
Karina Fernandez
Karina Fernandez is a British actress. She is best known for her performances in three of Mike Leigh's films – '' Another Year'' and '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' and '' Mr. Turner''. Fernandez graduated from Drama Centre London. She is an instructor at ...
as Stella, an LGSM member who broke off to form an all-female group
Lesbians Against Pit Closures
Lesbians Against Pit Closures (LAPC) were an alliance of lesbian women who came together to support the National Union of Mineworkers and various mining communities during the UK miners' strike of 1984–1985. They were formed after a schism i ...
.
*
Jessie Cave
Jessica Alice Cave Lloyd (born 5 May 1987) is an English actress, comedian and cartoonist, known for her role as Lavender Brown in the ''Harry Potter'' film series and for her shows in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has also published ...
as Zoe, Stella's girlfriend.
*
Monica Dolan
Monica Margaret Dolan (born 15 March 1969) is an English actress. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Rosemary West in '' Appropriate Adult'' (2011).
Career
Dolan was born in Middlesbrough and trained at the Gu ...
as Marion Cooper, Bromley's mother.
* Matthew Flynn as Tony Cooper, Bromley's father.
* Olwen Medi as Gethin's mother, who initially disowned him for being gay.
*
Kyle Rees
Kyle Rees (born 9 July 1988, Port Talbot, Wales) is a Welsh actor, best known for playing the role of Carl in the BAFTA-award winning movie, ''Pride''.
Rees had a love for theatre from a young age. After attending Sandfields Comprehensive schoo ...
as Carl Evans, a miner who asks Jonathan for dancing lessons.
* Jack Baggs as Gary, Carl's friend who also asks for dance lessons.
* Jams Thomas as the Miners Union Leader.
*
Deddie Davies
Deddie Davies (born Gillian Nancy Davies, 2 March 1938 – 21 December 2016) was a Welsh character actress.
Biography
Davies was born in Bridgend, Wales. She trained at RADA and is most familiar to television viewers for comedy roles in a hos ...
as The Old Lady at Bingo.
*
Russell Tovey
Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama '' Being Human'', Rudge in both the stage and film versions of ''The Histo ...
as Tim, apparent ex lover of Mark.
Release
Cinema release
''Pride'' premiered at the
2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a
standing ovation
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and won the
Queer Palm award.
The film was also screened at the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival, with the ''
Washington Post
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'' reporting that ''Pride'' was "hugely popular with preview and festival audiences".
It was released to cinemas throughout the UK on 12 September 2014.
In France, the film received its release on 17 September.
The film was distributed by
Pathé in the UK and France, with the title being distributed through Pathé's British distribution partner
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...
.
CBS Films
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CBS Films originally was planned to distribute, develop and prod ...
acquired the distribution rights for the film in the United States.
The film received a
limited release
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in the US on 26 September 2014, being screened in
New York City
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,
Los Angeles
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and
San Francisco
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.
Controversies
In the UK, the film received a
15 certificate by the
British Board of Film Classification
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for "occasional strong language" and two scenes of a sexual nature,
one scene in a gay club where men are depicted "wearing 'bondage' clothing",
and a comedic scene where some of the characters discover a pornographic magazine in a bedroom.
The
MPAA
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gave the film an
R rating, the nearest US equivalent to the UK's 15 certificate. (This reflects common practice; the
British Film Institute
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states that "most" 15 certificate films are R-rated in the US.) ''
The Independent
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'' published an article calling the MPAA's rating "draconian",
alleging that the R rating's higher age restriction ("no unaccompanied under-17s") was specifically applied due to gay content. ''The Independent''s article formed the basis for a ''
Guardian
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* ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper
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'' article
which further compounded the issue by mistakenly stating that the MPAA had given the film an
NC-17 rating. This error was corrected a few days later.
In January 2015, it was reported that the cover of the US DVD release of the film makes no mention of the gay content. A standard description of "a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists" was reduced to "a group of London-based activists", and a lesbian and gay banner was removed from a photograph on the back cover.
The absence of any mention of Mark Ashton's communist beliefs in the film, despite his position as the leader of the
youth branch of the
Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), has become a point of contention for his surviving friends. Fellow communist activist and a close friend of Mark Ashton, Lorraine Douglas, accused the film of having "glossed over Mark's politics and said nothing about the fact he subsequently became General Secretary of the YCL", the youth wing of the CPGB.
Reception
Box office
In its opening weekend ''Pride'' took £718,778 at the UK box office.
The film was the third highest-grossing release of the weekend, behind ''
Lucy
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'' in second place and ''
The Boxtrolls
''The Boxtrolls'' is a 2014 American stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi (in their feature directorial debuts) loosely based on the 2005 novel ''Here Be Monsters!'' by Alan Snow. It is produc ...
'', which debuted at the top of the box office.
During its second weekend at the UK box office ''Pride'' retained its third-place position on the charts, with takings of £578,794.
''
The Guardian
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'' reported that the film had a drop of just 12% in takings during its second weekend at the box office, as well as a strong weekday performance at the box office, commenting: "After a somewhat shaky start, Matthew Warchus' film is displaying signs of solid traction with audiences."
In its third weekend at the UK box office, ''Pride'' dropped to sixth in the charts with takings of £400,247 over the weekend period.
By its fourth weekend ''Pride'' had dropped to tenth place in the box office, with takings of £248,654 and an overall UK gross totalling £3,265,317.
In the US, ''Pride'' grossed £84,800 from six theatres in its opening weekend.
The film expanded slowly, adding cinemas in existing markets for its second weekend followed by release in additional cities from 10 October.
Critical response
''Pride'' was met with critical acclaim. The review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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reported that 92% of critics surveyed gave the film a positive review, based on a sample of 127 reviews, with an average score of 7.6 out of 10; the consensus on the film reads: "Earnest without being didactic and uplifting without stooping to sentimentality, ''Pride'' is a joyous crowd-pleaser that genuinely works."
Metacritic
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gave the film an aggregate score of 79/100 based on 36 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Geoffrey Macnab, of ''
The Independent
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'', noted how ''Pride'' followed on from other British films such as ''
The Full Monty
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'', ''
Brassed Off
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The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure ...
'' and ''
Billy Elliot
''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy w ...
'' as "a story set in a Britain whose industrial base is being shattered".
Macnab, who gave the film a five-star review, praised the screenplay for combining "broad comedy with subtle observation", and noted that director
Matthew Warchus
Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is a British theatre director, filmmaker, lyricist, and playwright. He has been the Artistic Director of London's The Old Vic since September 2015.
Personal life
Warchus is married to American actress La ...
"relishes visual contrasts and jarring juxtapositions" throughout the film.
Macnab's review stated that ''Pride'' retained its humour and accessibility without trivialising the issues addressed in the film.
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw (born 19 June 1962) is a British writer and film critic. He has been chief film critic at ''The Guardian'' since 1999, and is a contributing editor at ''Esquire''.
Early life and education
Bradshaw was educated at Haberdasher ...
, reviewing for ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'', described the film as "impassioned and lovable".
Bradshaw praised performances of the cast, including
Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with '' The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. There he ...
's "taciturn shyness" in his portrayal as Cliff and the "dignified and intelligent performance" from
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...
as Dai.
Imelda Staunton's performance as Hefina Headon, who died in October 2013,
was met with positive reviews by critics. Geoffrey Macnab said Staunton's performance as the matriarchal Hefina was "part
Mother Courage
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and part
Hilda Ogden
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".
Ben Schnetzer's performance as
Mark Ashton
Mark may refer to:
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* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Fin ...
drew positive reviews. Charlotte O'Sullivan, writing for the ''
London Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'', said: "Schnetzer is a New Yorker with an unpromising CV (he was one of the few good things about ''
The Book Thief
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'') and he's fantastic here".
Paul Byrnes in ''
The Sydney Morning Herald
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'' described the film as "dry, surprising, compassionate, politically savvy, emotionally rewarding and stacked to the gills with great actors doing solid work".
Nigel Andrews
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''Who's Who 2015'', A & C ...
, writing for the ''
Financial Times
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'', gave the film one star out of five, describing it as "a parade of tricks, tropes and tritenesses, designed to keep its balance for two hours atop a political correctness unicycle".
Andrews' review read, "Nothing in modern history is more amazing than the cultural rebranding of the UK miners’ strike as a heroic crusade, rather than a Luddite last stand for (inter alia) union demagoguery, greenhouse gas and emphysema."
Awards
Soundtrack
References
External links
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*
Pride Shooting Script' at bbc.com.uk
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