Pride Page #2

Synopsis: In 1984 20 year old closet gay Joe hesitantly arrives in London from Bromley for his first Gay Pride march and is taken under the collective wing of a group of gay men and Lesbian Steph, who meet at flamboyant Jonathan and his Welsh partner Gethin's Soho bookshop. Not only are gays being threatened by Thatcher but the miners are on strike in response to her pit closures and Northern Irish activist Mark Ashton believes gays and miners should show solidarity. Almost by accident a mini-bus full of gays find themselves in the Welsh village of Onllwyn in the Dulais valley and through their sincere fund raising and Jonathan's nifty disco moves persuade most of the community that they are on the same side. When a bigot tries to sabotage the partnership with a tabloid smear Mark turns it back on her with a hugely successful benefit concert to which most of the villagers, now thoroughly in tune with their gay friends, turn up. The miners are defeated and return to work but at the Pride march th
Director(s): Matthew Warchus
Production: CBS Films
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
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Rotten Tomatoes:
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Year:
2014
119 min
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Because the miners have

always come to our aid.

- Are you kidding me? Are you...?

- Why don't we talk about today?

Today, with only a couple of buckets,

we raised nearly 200 quid.

Right? Think what we could achieve

if we really started trying.

- I'm from Durham.

- You know what we're talking about.

I know those bastards kicked the

sh*t out of me every morning

on my way to school.

And every night on my way home.

We are proposing to meet

at least once a week

and just to do as many

collections as we can.

Oh, and we've got a name.

LGSM.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

- It's not very catchy.

- It's a support group, not a band.

Right. Come on, let's have a show

of hands, shall we? Who's in?

Guys?

Come on, guys, please.

- Oh, come on, guys.

- Is that it?

We've actually been looking for

things to do together as a couple.

Perfect. Youse can feed the

miners and your relationship.

- How many is that?

- That's six.

It's better than five.

- Not as good as seven.

- Jonathan.

Oh, God, here come the gay libbers.

Brilliant party, Geth.

I'm sure you could use the backroom here

- if you're looking for a base, that is.

- We are.

We are. That's amazing.

Gethin, thank you.

And what about me and Jonathan?

Or is it exclusively for the under 25s?

- No.

- Of course not. Everyone's welcome.

Touch me, baby, tainted love

You sure Jonathan's interested?

He's at a bit of a loose end.

He just needs something

to occupy him. A project.

What about Bromley over there?

I... I've just started catering college.

Good. Congratulations all of you.

You're the founder members

of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Terrific. Let's bring

down the government.

- Support for the miners.

- Give generously.

Put your hand in your

pockets for the miners.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

National Union of Mineworkers.

Oh, hello, I represent a group

called Lesbians and Gays

Support the Miners and...

Hello?

Hello...

And there's the desired consistency.

It's glossy and wobbly.

Glossy and wobbly.

Jonathan?

Why don't you go out with them today?

Because I've got better things to do

than run around with a bunch of kids.

What happened to gay lib, Jonathan?

I don't know. What did happen to it?

Is that Gethin's boyfriend?

Jonathan. He stabbed Susannah

York with an ice pick.

He's an actor.

- Support the miners!

- Lesbians and Gays

Support the Miners, sir.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

We've raised some money and we're

looking for a mining community...

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Somebody will call you back.

Sure, but you've said

that before and we...

They'll call back.

They will.

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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 motion picture Pride, which won the Queer Palm award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.In a 2012 review, Kate Kellaway of The Observer wrote: "It is with disbelief that one discovers that The Last of the Haussmans is actor Stephen Beresford's first play. It is a knockout – entertaining, sad and outrageous. If he has more of this quality to write, he is going to be a major name."Beresford was born in London and raised in Dartmouth. He began acting with a local children's drama group when he was nine years old, and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. As an actor, Beresford's performances have included Where There's Smoke (2000) and That Thing You Drew (2010). Beresford has said that when working on screenplays, he always looks for projects with an "element of subversion" in them, so that he can find ways to smuggle in messages and meaning.He was a new entry in 2014 to the Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List at number 17. more…

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