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Writer-director Mike Figgis's remarkably understated first feature concerns a young man named Brendan (Sean Bean) who becomes involved in the seedy underworld politics of small Newcastle, England. Brendan takes a job at a local nightclub run by a man named Finney; he also meets Kate, a cocktail waitress. Both Finney and Kate .. Read more
| Starring | Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting |
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| Director | Mike Figgis |
| Genres | Drama |
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Writer-director Mike Figgis's remarkably understated first feature concerns a young man named Brendan (Sean Bean) who becomes involved in the seedy underworld politics of small Newcastle, England. Brendan takes a job at a local nightclub run by a man named Finney; he also meets Kate, a cocktail waitress. Both Finney and Kate are struggling with an American business tycoon called Frank Cosmo, who is trying to develop Newcastle at the expense of local businesses. Brendan's only half-knowledgeable involvement, the role of coincidence in shaping the ensuing action, the woman with a past--all the elements of film noir are at play here, accompanied by darkly lit streets and the reds and blues of night-club neon. Figgis indulges his taste for jazz as well; he scored the film and a jazz band even figures in the story. Bean and Griffith are believably entwined, but the standout in the cast is Sting, whose soulful Englishness is perfectly counterpoised with Jones's brash American bravado. In fact, 'Stormy Monday's interest in English culture versus American culture is an appropriate beginning for a director whose career would continue on both sides of the Atlantic.
| Starring | Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Figgis |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 10 Apr 2006 |
Mix American gangsters, molls and majorettes with Polish avant-garde jazz musicians against a Newcastle background -... read more on Time Out
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Subdued, but still satisfying!
It is clear, from the outset, this is an older film and not even remotely recent!
It was a great reminder of the 80s - and with a fantastic bunch of ... read more »
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Stormy Monday
If you liked the 80's this is defnatly a film for you! I watched it but feld somewhat diserpointed! I just feld it had something missing!
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Stormy Monday
Was quite good to watch. Sean Bean is good in it. Hes a good actor and made the film good.
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Stylish
A very stylish debut from Mike Figgis, who manages to make a film noir about Newcastle with hardly a Geordie accent to be heard anywhere. Apart from Sting ... read more »