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Jun 20, 2023 · In its own modest way, Blue Jean’s sure-footed originality made me think of other breakthrough films from the U.K. that bring freshness and clarity to their queer gaze — Andrew Haigh’s ...
Jun 9, 2023 · Blue Jean. Jean ( Rosy McEwen) is dying her hair blonde on a quiet night in. The only noise is the sound of a dating show on her television. Her eyes are blue, but soon we notice that so much of the world around her is also blue. Her bathroom is a pretty pale blue, and so is her jacket, the P.E. uniform at the school where she teaches—which ...
Sep 9, 2022 · For most of the staff at the hard-up Tyneside state school where young divorcée Jean (Rosy McEwen) works as a gym teacher, Section 28 makes little difference to how they go about their business ...
- Navigating A Section 28 Society
- Universal Themes in Blue Jean
- Coming Out on Film
- Georgia Oakley Gets That '80s Look
Oakley has directed a handful of short films over the years, but stepping up to the plate on a heavy feature like Blue Jeansounds daunting — but that didn't deter her from telling a story that simply needed to be told. "I was filled with apprehension," she said. "And I was pretty sure what kind of story I wanted to tell and what kind of themes I wa...
Filmmakers can agree on how refreshing it feels when your audience can draw a unique parallel between your story and their own lives. Even if you didn't live in England during Thatcher's reign as prime minister, with the fear of being ID'd as gay ever-present, viewers in general will certainly be able to relate to certain universally-understood par...
And speaking of McEwen, perhaps her most memorable moments comes in a sort of throwaway bit in the third act, where the increasingly agitated Jean finds herself at a party and decides to "come out" to a random stranger who has no bearing on her life whatsoever. She sort of gets a kick out of it, and we can't help but laugh along with her. Says Oakl...
With a story taking place decades ago in history, Oakley admitted that it was challenging during production to find locations that didn't look so modern. Fortunately, they tracked down "pockets of Northeast England that were relatively untouched," as she puts it. Added to that is the overall look of the film — which was shot on actual film versus d...
The idea of a queer variation on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) is a nifty one, and for the most part Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean pulls it off: this story of a gay P.E. teacher whose sexuality threatens her professional standing has style to spare, and is anchored by a commanding performance from Rosy McEwen.
Dec 6, 2023 · Blue Jean is a tense, tender, and affirming window into queer joy—and fear. ... the movie is bruising and beautiful at once. Blue Jean.
Jun 8, 2023 · The film “Blue Jean” sets its story in this repressive period. ... but she is still establishing a life for herself as a queer person. By contrast, Jean is in love with Viv (Kerrie Hayes), an ...
