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Mooria | 09:03 Tue 16th Sep 2014 | Film, Media & TV
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I am thinking about going to see the British film Pride tonight, about the LGBT's association with the miners duing the 1980's strikes.
Has anyone seen this yet? is it worth a view? and more importantly doe si have a happy ending? (can't cope with sad films at the moment)
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Its got Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Andrew Scott in
Whats not to like?

Well maybe Bill Nighy
.
Go and see
Good reviews - but its a social construct

Living during that time - I dont recollect the gays rising up and defeating the govt over the mining issue

However - not part of the film I think - contemporaneously Private Eye carried reports that someone in the mining negotiators and someone on the govt negotiating team - well you know.... kissed.
People were phoning in to Radio 2 recently to say that they'd just got back from watching the film and unanimously praising it.

It's also got an exceptionally high rating on Rotten Tomatoes:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pride_2014/
Considering the subject, I can't see it being a happy ending.
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Many thanks, i think that we have decided to go and see it, i am just not very good at surprises and like to know what happens in a film before i see it. (strange i know) Wikipedia is very good at this, but it doens't give the full plot. - have had a couple of bad experiences at films when i have not known the ending or what happens. - i even read the last page of books first.
It's not a surprise is it. Everyone knows the result of the miners' strike.
Everyone knew the ending of Titanic.....but people still went in their tens of thousands........
Just saying there are no surprises. Didn't say don't go.
The film may be set in turbulent times but there is no reason why there should be no happy endings for the characters.
Fair enough.
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Went to see it last night - an absolutley brilliant film, throughly enjoyed it Imelda Staunton was the best i have ever seen her, just fantastic. It was a little sad mainly at the way that 'the Gays' were treated at the time in MY lifetime found that quite hard, but if you get the chance please see it!

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