Movie #3039 "Blue Jean" (Wisconsin Film Fest) We had never tried to go to the Wisconsin Film Fest, never really knew the dates, but this year there was a big display in the Isthmus newspaper in Madison, so we picked this one to see early tonight. And we were both glad we did. A very involved story of a gym teacher/coach in the UK by day, and a lesbian bar frequenter by night. Since Margaret Thatcher, extreme conservative, is in office, gays are forbidden to be teachers, so she needs to cover that part of her up most of the time --- her family isn't supportive, and her school makes her confront what she is hiding, esp. when a new student who the teacher picks up all the clues that she is a lesbian has an incident that the teacher must take a stand. And she does, and the teacher feels like she has failed the student. It's a really good story about what it is like to keep the truth of what you are from your friends & colleagues & students. It's a daily battle. The woman who plays jean is OUTSTANDING --- it's a haunting portrayal of a very unhappy woman who searches for love. The high point got a big laugh and a congratulatory response from the audience (the theatre was filled) and that says something about the film, for sure. I'd give it 4 out of 5 and recommend it, if it gets close to where you live. I just wish there were less love scenes -- got to be a bit gratuitous after a while because we knew how she felt for Viv, the biker, already and really didn't need more scenes to prove it.
"BLUE JEAN" 2022 1 hour and 37 minutes RATED R
In 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
Director: Georgia Oakley
Writer; Georgia Oakley
Actors: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday
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