He legs it back to omsk, leaving matters to be fixed by a letter to brezhnev. The letter to brezhnev in the movie of that name is written by elaine, a 22yearold liverpool lass who one starry night falls in love with a visiting soviet sailor. Writer frank clarke and director chris bernard have made an escapist fantasy of cartoonlike simplicity the love. Read the letter to brezhnev movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Elaine cant forget him and writes a letter to leonid brezhnev, asking him to make it possible for them to reunite. Chris bernards romantic comedy, set in liverpool, stars margi clarke and alexandra pigg as a pair of workingclass british girls who meet. Letter to brezhnev original trailer newly remastered youtube. Letter to brezhnev is a 1985 british romantic comedy film about working class life in contemporary liverpool. Graced by realistic acting, deft camera work, and a superb soundtrack, one is successfully transformed to a period and a place, in this case wonderfully dreary liverpool in the early 80s new wave music and the cold war are in full swing.
In 198081 representatives from the eastern bloc nations met at the kremlin to discuss the polish situation. The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the soviet leader, leonid brezhnev. Similar movies brassed off in a village in northern england, danny pete postlethwaite, the conductor of a colliery brass band, has difficulty maintaining the morale of his musicians when the. Letter to brezhnev 1985 r 1h 34min comedy, drama, romance 2 may 1986 usa two soviet sailors, peter and sergei, go ashore in liverpool to spend one night on the town. The original trailer for letter to brezhnev 1985 starring margi clarke, alfred molina, peter firth and alexandra pigg. A romantic comedy with a heart of gold but also passionate political force, letter to brezhnev is arguably the definitive merseyside film. Letter to brezhnev 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
New action movies 2017 full length english hollywood fantasy sci fi movies top action movies, cinema movies tv ful. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. Peter can speak a minimal amount of english but its enough to make contact with two liverpudlian natives. The director and the two female leads were completely new to me. Atmospheric, unslick, and utterly unique, letter to brezhnev captures a slice of the 1980s which seems all the more extraordinary in 1999.
It was written by frank clarke and directed by chris bernard. Teresa margi clarke and elaine alexandra pigg are best pals. It was written by frank clarke and directed by chris. For elaine and peter, it is love at first sight, and they spend the rest of the night talking and the following day wandering around liverpool, hand in hand. This article examines british cold war cinematic output of the 1980s. Letter to brezhnev 1985 tt0089477 the factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the soviet leader, leonid brezhnev. A cia report suggested the soviet military were mobilizing for an invasion. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. Letter to brezhnev 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Letter to brezhnev 1985 letter to brezhnev 1985 user. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, elaine wants love, romance. In a formal letter to brezhnev, honecker proposed a joint military measure to control the escalating problems in poland.
Two soviet sailors, peter and sergei, go ashore in liverpool to spend one night. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for letter to brezhnev 1985. This was such a late eighties movie with the srikes and britain in. Peter can speak a minimal amount of english but its enough to make contact with two liverpudlian natives, elaine and theresa. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far. Chris bernards romantic comedy, set in liverpool, stars margi clarke and alexandra pigg as a pair of workingclass british girls who meet a pair of russian sailors while out on the town. Two liverpool lasses hook up with a pair of russian sailors, only for their night of fun to turn serious when love beckons for one of the girls, and she begins to wonder if life might be better behind the iron curtain. With peter firth, alfred molina, tracy marshaknash, alexandra pigg. Written by frank clarke and directed by chris bernard both whom worked on brookside and starring a fresh. And that is the premise of letter to brezhnev, another one of those smallscale, intensely human movies that have come out of england in the. British quad and 1 sheet saucy exploitation images from tom william chantrell and others for carry on, confessions, adventures and other bawdy comedies. Two merseyside girls escape their humdrum lives for a night on the town, where they meet two russian sailors on shore leave. Elaine and peter immediately fall in love with each other, but the night is. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the.
Letter to brezhnev is a little movie that did, and it remains fresh and funny today. If you like letter to brezhnev you are looking for humorous, sentimental and touching movies about with ship, friends, romance, injustice, love and romance, against the odds and fall in love themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in uk. Sceptical, but the presence of alfred molina and peter firth was somewhat reassuring. Peter can speak a minimal amount of english but its enough to make contact with two. Two liverpool lasses hook up with a pair of russian sailors, only for their night of fun to turn serious when love beckons for one of the girls, and she begins. In this english romantic comedy, two young women in thatcherera liverpool, elaine alexandra pigg and teresa margi clarke, meet a pair of soviet sailors, peter peter firth and sergei alfred. Two liverpool lasses, teresa and elaine meet two russian sailors, sergei and peter and hook up for a night of.
Jan 27, 2017 letter to brezhnev is a really quite remarkable little feature. Thereafter it concentrates on one particular movie, the liverpoolbased a letter to brezhnev, released in 1985. One of the key british films of the 1980s letter to brezhnev is set against the backdrop of thatcherism, liverpools club scene, onenight stands and a europe still in the grip of the cold war. Elaine cant forget him and writes a letter to soviet general secretary leonid brezhnev, asking him to make it possible for them to reunite. Jan 24, 2007 this article examines british cold war cinematic output of the 1980s. Directed by chris bernard with a scenario by frank clarke. Final fantasy xv full movie 2016 1080p hd new science fiction, adventure, animation, action, drama, fantasy movies 2016. It first presents an overview of how britishmade films covered cold war issues and events during the decade. Two soviet sailors, peter and sergei, go ashore in liverpool to spend one night on the town. It starred alexandra pigg, margi clarke, alfred molina, peter firth and tracy marshaknash credited as tracy lea.
Two liverpool lasses, teresa and elaine meet two russian sailors, sergei and peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Letter to brezhnev 1985 quad poster images of the comedy movie posters i have in my collection. Teresa works in a frozenchicken factory and elaine is unemployed, as are many thousands in. Made on a low budget and disarmingly simple in its basic premise and execution much of its running time is taken up by the events of just one night and the following day the film heralded the cinematic debuts of its director, its scriptwriter and most of its cast. Peter firth and alexandra pigg in letter to brezhnev 1985 margi clarke and. Everything seems to be expressed in stereotypes, and there are no winners. Unique in calling for an end to the cold war, this. When the dreaded parting of the ways comes at last, elaine is furious that a small thing like politics has to keep them apart so she writes a letter to brezhnev, with surprising results. Sharplyobserved and very funny dialogue, plus a wonderful unmannered charm transcend the slightly.
Letter to brezhnev photos view all photos 3 movie info. I had never heard about this film until visiting fopp. See the full list of letter to brezhnev cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The letter to brezhnev in the movie of that name is written by elaine, a 22year old liverpool lass who one starry night falls in love with a. Read the letter to brezhnev plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. May 02, 1986 the letter to brezhnev in the movie of that name is written by elaine, a 22yearold liverpool lass who one starry night falls in love with a visiting soviet sailor. Peter firth, alfred molina, tracy marshaknash, alexandra pigg, margi clarke, susan dempsey, ted wood, carl chase, sharon power. Elaine and peter immediately fall in love with each other, but the night is short and they must leave with the ship. Letter to brezhnev 1985 tt0089477 the factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex. Letter to brezhnev is a really quite remarkable little feature. Like mona lisa, it was financed by channel 4, the british tv operation that is open to unusual projects such as this.
And that is the premise of letter to brezhnev, another one of those smallscale, intensely human movies that have come out of england in the last few years. Letter to brezhnev the 1985 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Dont expect too much nuance from a letter to brezhnev. Letter to brezhnev is a film directed by chris bernard with peter firth, alfred molina, tracy marshaknash, alexandra pigg, year.