Breaking Glass (1980) Xvid Dvdrip

*** Breaking Glass (1980) DvdRip Xvid ***



Type.................: Movie

More Info............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080469/

Part Size............: 14.3Mb

Number of Parts......: 49

Compression Format...: RAR

File Validation......: SFV

Video Format.........: DivX ;-)

Video Bitrate........: 955

Resolution...........: 576 x 288

Color................: 12 Bit

FPS..................: 25

Source...............: DVD 16x9

Original Format......: PAL

Genre................: Musical

IMDb Rating..........: 6.2

Posted by............: Alan177

Posted on............: 04/08/2008



An old, old story as told circa 1980, Breaking Glass, written and directed by

Brian Gibson, follows the path of Stardust not to mention A Star is Born and

most other films about showbusiness, by following the rise of a talented young

hopeful who learns that success comes with strings. Kate Crowley (Hazel

O'Connor) begins as a bleached New Wave ranter, fly-posting on the tube and

yelling songs about dehumanisation over fascist chants in rowdy pubs, but ends

up a stoned glam zombie dressed as a robot, packaging her anger for the benefit

of corporate music biz baddies and retreating to a sanatorium. The plot may be

familiar, but the film still works, thanks to persuasive central performances

from O'Connor, who wrote her own songs and shows real acting muscle that sadly

didn't lead to anything like a film career, and Phil Daniels as her hustling

manager/boyfriend/conscience. The fine supporting cast includes Jon Finch and

Jonathan Pryce as a Bond villain-style record producer and a deaf junkie sax

player, with glimpses of later perennials such as Jim Broadbent and Richard

Griffiths. Made and set at the start of the 1980s, it catches its times exactly:

a "Rock Against 1984" outdoor gig that turns into a riot, a routine police

harrassment of a band rehearsal, a power cut that transforms a concert into a

before-its-time "unplugged" session.



Phil Daniels ... Danny

Hazel O'Connor ... Kate

Jon Finch ... Woods

Jonathan Pryce ... Ken

Peter-Hugo Daly ... Mick

Mark Wingett ... Tony

Gary Tibbs ... Dave

Charles Wegner ... Campbell

Mark Wing-Davey ... Fordyce

Hugh Thomas ... Davis

Derek Thompson ... Andy

Nigel Humphreys ... Brian

Ken Campbell ... Publican

Lawri Ann Richards ... Jane (as Lowri Ann Richards)

Peter Tilbury ... CID Officer