His popular films include out of the past 1947, champion 1949, ace in the hole 1951, the bad and the beautiful 1952, 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, lust for life 1956, paths of glory 1957, gunfight at the o. This british rock musical tells a tale older than dirt the saga of the rise to fame of an eager young star, only to discover that fame is not all that it is cracked up to be. Also starring a very young phil daniels as her band promoter. Breaking glass is a song by the english singersongwriter david bowie. This film is great for anyone that remembers the punk era. The story of the rise and fall of a new waveband in eighties london. Hazel oconnor breaking glass 1980, prs pressing, vinyl. Breaking glass 1980 hazel oconnorkr5bxdqo cq on vimeo. Breaking glass dvd 1980 hazel o connor and phil daniels. Hazel oconnor is an english singersongwriter and actress from coventry, united kingdom. The following is the filmography of american film and stage actor, film producer and author kirk douglas 19162020.
Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for breaking glass 1980. Hazel oconnor official discography breaking glass 1980. Starting out in the rock pubs of london, kate, assisted by her manager danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Although her debut single eeiadio was released in 1979, she will be bestknown for eighth day, reaching no. This film is a great look into the music industry with a great cast of performers. However, a lack of commercial success and endless internal bickering saw guitarist, singer and chief songwriter neil oconnor pull the plug in mid1980 to join sister hazel during her rise to prominence with the film breaking glass. Its turns out this is the us cut of the film, and its shorter running time appears to have been achieved by simply chopping the last 10 15 minutes of the original film. Originally a track on bowies 1977 album low, a reworked version of the song was a regular on the isolar ii tour. So, there i was, enjoying breaking glass when suddenly and most unexpectedly the credits start to roll. Stag films currently has three full length movies in international distribution. This british rock musical tells a tale older than dirt the saga of the rise to fame of an eager young star, only to discover that fame is. According to hazel oconnors personal website, in 1980, her performance as kate in breaking glass 1980 won hazel the variety club of great britain award for best film actor and bafta nominations for best newcomer and best film score. A rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
Released 1980, breaking glass stars phil daniels, hazel oconnor, jon finch the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. With phil daniels, hazel oconnor, jon finch, jonathan pryce. Directed by brian gibson, breaking glass is a drama film, released on september 17 of 1980 in the usa, starring phil daniels, hazel oconnor, jon finch, jonathan pryce, peterhugo daly and mark wingett. Breaking glass is the debut album by the english singer hazel oconnor.
Breaking glass 1980 stream and watch online moviefone. Since so little effort went into this release, i dont anticipate getting a complete. Hazel oconnor in breaking glass 1980 breaking glass 1980 phil daniels in breaking glass 1980 hazel oconnor in breaking glass. Breaking glass is a fondly remembered 1980 british film that features hazel oconnor as a burgeoning singersongwriter trying to find success on the flourishing new wave music scene. Once at the top the pressure is immense as kates band are squeezed out and she is left to. Barbara barrie in breaking away directing peter yates. My favorite is will you which i began listening to reguarly months before i even saw the movie. Breaking glass pictures movie studio information page 1. Le film breaking glass 1980 vostfr admin 20170610t18. Breaking glass, while a bit messy and rough around the edges, is still a very entertaining film and is an interesting watch for fans of new wave and the scene around it in the early 1980s.
The uk slid into recession and inflation stood at 18 per cent. It is a very dark tale about the way a record company manipulates a singer to do things their way and to make as much money out of her as possible. Hazel oconnors original songs are really good as well. The film pivots around the struggles for artistic recognition and energetic singer whose talent and sanity are jeopardized by the music business power structure.
It turned unknown punk singer hazel oconnor into a household name, but that wasnt the only way that art imitated life in the 1980 movie. Breaking glass 1980 backdrops the movie database tmdb. Film editing richard marks, walter murch, gerald b. Tla releasing, 2007 is an outrageous homage to russ meyer, grindhouse exploitation and 1970s horror flicks, sex galaxy breaking glass pictures and unearthed films, 2010 is a campy, scifi bmovie that boasts the title for the worlds first green movie, and president wolfman. Breaking glass film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. Breaking glass 1980, a film by brian gibson theiapolis. She shot to fame in 1980 playing the role of kate in the film breaking glass and featured her singing on the soundtrack breaking glass. It was coproduced by dodi fayed and written and directed by brian gibson initial finance of. Once at the top the pressure is immense as kates band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight. English girl rock singer breaks into show business and works her way to the top. Connor breaking glass 1980 full album youtube the hazel oconnor story interview by iain mcnay duration. How we made breaking glass interviews by dave simpson it turned unknown punk singer hazel oconnor into a household name, but that wasnt the only way the 1980 movie mirrored events in the stars.
Great british film about the rise of a punk band in the 70s80s. Breaking glass is a film that everyone aspiring to be in the music industry should see more than once. Wild on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This is breaking glass 1980 hazel oconnorkr5bxdqo cq by martin a. Breaking glass film trailer,costarring phil daniels youtube. The cast also includes jon finch and future star jonathan pryce.
Breaking glass 1980 film complet en francais a 20171018t23. Breaking glass 1980 a london punk rocker hazel oconnor rises and falls with her group, backed by a hustler phil daniels and a shady producer jon finch. Breaking glass a film 1981 starring hazel oconnor, phil daniels, mark wingett, gary tibbs. Tla video has the top gay cinema and gay porn titles on dvd, bluray and on demand. Breaking glass 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. However, a lack of commercial success and endless internal bickering saw guitarist, singer and chief songwriter neil oconnor pull the plug in mid1980 to join sister hazel whod been spotted while supporting the flys at a marquee club gig during her rise to prominence with the film breaking glass. I shouldve already learned my lesson from buying olive films bluray of dr. A live version from that tour was used as the lead track on a 7 ep to promote his second live album. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1980 freigegeben. Trailer for a great film from 1980, starring phil daniels, jon finch, and hazel o connor, as well as many other great british actors. Breaking glass launched the career of hazel oconnor. It was cowritten by bowie, bassist george murray and drummer dennis davis in september 1976. Breaking glass is a 1980 british film starring hazel oconnor. Breaking glass is a 1980 british film starring hazel oconnor, phil daniels and jonathan pryce.
Oconnor wrote and performs captivating and provocative songs for the film. It is the soundtrack album to the film breaking glass, featuring songs written and performed by oconnor who also stars in the film. Kate hazel oconnor is the heroine of breaking glass, and before. Breaking glass pictures and outshine film festival present all male, all nude. Breaking glass is the story of punk singer kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. The first film produced by dodi fayed, it also stars phil daniels of quadrophenia fame as well as jonathan pryce as a drugaddicted saxophonist. Amid the doom and gloom a film that captured the era precisely and made an unknown singersongwriter from coventry into a star. Phil daniels, hazel oconnor, jon finch, jonathan pryce, peterhugo daly, mark wingett, gary tibbs. Released in 1980, breaking glass is the cult movie that helped to define the postpunk, prenew wave era. Hazel oconnor official breaking glass 1980, latest news and tour dates, discography and lyrics, music samples, photos and videos. The story of breaking glass was rewritten by gibson for oconnor an original script by rock follies screenwriter howard schuman was jettisoned based on anecdotes from her own life she was now presented as a gifted, unspoiled punk poet and performer she plays keyboards in the film who has excruciatingly slow rise to punk stardom before she sells out at her peak. It was coproduced by dodi fayed and written and directed by. Staring orpha termin, bernd broaderup, peter fahrni and dieter godde.
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