Stars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Storyline
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band and moving to London.
Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo -
Cosmo
Aidan Gillen -
Robert
Maria Doyle Kennedy -
Penny
Jack Reynor -
Brendan
Lucy Boynton -
Raphina
Kelly Thornton -
Ann
Ben Carolan -
Darren
Mark McKenna -
Eamon
Percy Chamburuka -
Ngig
Conor Hamilton -
Larry
Karl Rice -
Garry
Ian Kenny -
Barry
Don Wycherley -
Brother Baxter
Lydia McGuinness -
Mrs. Dunne
Ben Carolan -
Darren
Taglines:
Boy meets girl, girl unimpressed, boy starts band
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2016
Filming Locations: St. Catherine's Park, Hanbury Lane, Dublin, Ireland
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo's (Connor/Cosmos) father and uncles attended the real Synge Street Christian Brothers School. See more »
Goofs:
At the beginning of the movie, it is shown that it is 1985. The family gathers to watch Top of the Pops (as most all did in those days!). They showed the video for Duran Duran's "Rio" and the elder brother was talking about them like they were brand new. "Rio" came out in 1982..it wouldn't have been on TOTP in 1985. Duran were already massive and household names by 1985. See more »
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User Review
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Rating: 9/10
I'm a huge fan of the movie Once. When I arrived at South By Southwest,
and saw that John Carney had directed another movie, I have to say I
was a bit skeptical that he could capture the magic of that movie again
without the amazing music and raw performances of Glen Hansard.
My fears were unfounded.
SING STREET is a heartfelt, funny and artful coming-of-age movie set in
1985 Dublin. I'm close to an ideal audience member for this film,
because I grew up in the 80s myself, a child of the MTV Generation. I
count John Hughes' films and the Cameron-Crowe scripted Fast Times At
Ridgemont High among the most influential films of my childhood. They
are the reason I became a screenwriter, and why I continue to write
movies for a teen audience.
Sing Street truly hearkens back to those great teen movies of the 80s.
The best stories about teenagers are rooted in pain and isolation, and
this is no different - Connor "Cosmo" Lawler comes from an upper middle
class family that has fallen on hard times. His parents have constant
fights. His older brother Brendan is a college dropout and his sister,
the 'smart one,' pretty much keeps to herself. In order for the family
to save money, Connor is transferred to the local Catholic boys school,
where he's quickly made an outcast and an example by the authoritarian
headmaster.
You could say that this is a movie about forming a band. And this genre
of story - of artistic awakening - seems to be replayed quite often in
British and Irish films like The Commitments, Billy Elliott, The Full
Monty, and others. But those movies each had a unique wrinkle, and Sing
Street does too. It's the beautifully told story of the way that the
inspiration and inception of the best art is rarely an individual act
of genius, but rather, the result of a series of interconnected acts of
human desire and emotion.
It's the parents who sentence you to a horrible school; the girl who
you long for that won't give you the time of day; the other guys who
join your band because they're outcasts too... the brother who loves
you too much, and is too angry at his own cowardice, to let you settle
for less than your best.
There's also a lot of great humor in Sing Street about the fact that
you have to try on the styles of your heroes before you find your own
confidence. 40-something audiences will definitely get another level of
enjoyment out of all the allusions to great 80s bands. The art
direction and costumes are done wonderfully in that respect. But I
think this movie will work wonderful for today's teenagers as well.
The movie is by turns funny, heart-wrenching, soaring and surprising.
And the musical numbers, while not necessarily Oscar winning, like
Once, is great. I'm thrilled that a new generation of teenagers will
get to experience the release of a movie that's on par with the films I
love so much as a kid.
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