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Hunky Dory

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In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

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Deborah Ross The Spectator 08/31/2018
It is not hunky dory at all. Instead, it is half-baked and tiresome. Go to Full Review Amy Nicholson Los Angeles Times 03/22/2013
2/5
Golden-hued, feel-good treacle, the sort that the U.K. has tried to export ever since Billy Elliot. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 03/22/2013
2/4
The golden-hued cinematography (a filming clich that really needs to be retired) and the sometimes slack direction by Marc Evans are minuses ... Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/08/2019
Isn't trying to be anything more than it simply is, a kindhearted film about a friendly, progressive minded teacher helping kids explore emotions through art. Go to Full Review Francesca Rudkin New Zealand Herald 09/11/2017
2.5/5
The musical performances lack the energy and gloss of shows like Glee, but what you see here is more like what you'd experience at an average high school musical. Go to Full Review Brent Simon Shockya.com 04/15/2013
C
A period piece spin on Glee, as filtered through the gauzy lens of underclass-artistic-exuberance that's plagued a subset of comedic-leaning British imports ever since Billy Elliot. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/08/2018 Clever and interesting little film See more 05/17/2018 Beautiful, nostalgic, heartfelt. Loved it! See more 09/17/2017 Good film lots of great music See more 02/15/2015 Some seriously sniffy reviews here, well I loved it! You could probably argue that the drama doesn't quite live up to the sparkling Welsh school recreations of 70s classic songs but it's never less than heartfelt. In the end Minnie Driver is so good at this sort of role and any film which ends with a recreation of 'Life on Mars' is always going to win me round. I was really charmed from start to finish. See more 12/29/2014 An uplifting coming-of-age story with a great soundtrack. It just feels a little too written-for-the-screen rather than a genuine story from the 1970's. See more 12/24/2014 another school play pic See more Read all reviews
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Marc Evans

Director

Minnie Driver

Vivienne

Aneurin Barnard

Davey

Robert Pugh

Headmaster

Haydn Gwynne

Mrs. Valentine

Steve Speirs

Mr. Cafferty

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Synopsis In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Director
Marc Evans
Screenwriter
Laurence Coriat
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Prescience
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.0K
Runtime
1h 50m
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