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Breakfast On Pluto
2005
Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom during the tumultuous 1960s and 70s, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO tells the story of Patrick Kitten Braden (an electrifying Cillian Murphy), an .. Read more
| Starring | Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson |
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| Director | Neil Jordan |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama |
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Breakfast On Pluto
Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom during the tumultuous 1960s and 70s, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO tells the story of Patrick Kitten Braden (an electrifying Cillian Murphy), an orphan from a small Irish town who dreams of escaping his drab surroundings. Though his orphan status is enough to make him an outsider, Patrick's gleeful decision to become the cross-dressing androgynous Kitten sends him into the outside world for good. He ends up at the trailer home of travelling musician Billy Rock (Gavin Friday), who is hiding weapons used by the IRA in a series of vicious attacks. After an unexpected tragedy, Kitten says farewell to Ireland and heads for the glamorous, rough-and-tumble streets of London, where she faces hatred and hardship in equal measure. Through it all, Kitten somehow retains her unwavering spirit, teaching a valuable lesson about staying hopeful and optimistic in the face of harsh degradation. Murphy's portrayal of the fiercely flamboyant Kitten is a sight to behold. Beautiful as a man, Murphy's appearance takes on an even more ethereal glow as a woman. Adding greater weight to the proceedings are the performances from Jordan regulars Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea, as well as Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, and real-life musician Friday. Filled with a staggering amount of great pop songs from that legendary era, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO is an inspiring ode to individual human spirit.
| Starring | Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Bryan Ferry |
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| Director | Neil Jordan |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 13 Nov 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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You will probably know Cillian Murphy from 28 Days Later, Batman Begins and Red Eye. But you may not recognise him as Patrick Braden here: an Irish orphan and natural born transvestite, read more »
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48 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Wonderful, complex entertainment
Set in the 60's and 70's against the backdrop of the troubles in Ireland, Breakfast on Pluto follows the upbringing and early adult life of the unique illegitimate transvestite Patrick (Kitten) Brady, brilliantly acted by Cillian Murphy in a role which should win him awards aplenty. The chaotic colourful story shows the difficulties he has to face, but never seems to over-sentimentalise them, neither does the film fall into cliché, even when you expect it might. Instead, presumably because the story is told through the complex, compassionate Kitty, the film has real voice and character. It is a little chaotic and difficult to follow at times because of the strong Irish accents, but, despite its sometimes difficult themes, it is intelligent, unique, bright and colourful, and greatly entertaining without being camp. Neil Jordan has dabbled in the topic of transvestitism with a theme of the conflicts in Ireland before in the similarly excellently directed The Crying Game (and we are again treated to another performance by Stephen Rea), but in Breakfast on Pluto it’s the exhilarating ride that counts.
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48 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Wonderful, complex entertainment
Set in the 60's and 70's against the backdrop of the troubles in Ireland, Breakfast on Pluto follows the upbringing and early adult life of the unique illegitimate transvestite Patrick (Kitten) Brady, brilliantly acted by Cillian Murphy in a role which should win him awards aplenty. The chaotic colourful story shows the difficulties he has to face, but never seems to over-sentimentalise them, neither does the film fall into cliché, even when you expect it might. Instead, presumably because the story is told through the complex, compassionate Kitty, the film has real voice and character. It is a little chaotic and difficult to follow at times because of the strong Irish accents, but, despite its sometimes difficult themes, it is intelligent, unique, bright and colourful, and greatly entertaining without being camp. Neil Jordan has dabbled in the topic of transvestitism with a theme of the conflicts in Ireland before in the similarly excellently directed The Crying Game (and we are again treated to another performance by Stephen Rea), but in Breakfast on Pluto it’s the exhilarating ride that counts.
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Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom ... -