Important to know
The town it is set in
Where is Durham?
Juxtaposition
Boxing gloves and ballet shoes
Angry at Margaret Thatcher
Who are the miners?
The opening music
What is Cosmic Dancer by T-Rex
She says she's unfulfilled
Who is Mrs Wilkinson?
The year the film was released
When is 2000?
The final scene
What is, the music and symbolic leap, the motif of Swan Lake etc?
Angry, rebellious and tries to control his family
Who is Tony?
Billy dances to this, bursting out of the toilet and out onto the street
What is A Town Called Malice?
I want to be a ballet dancer
Directed the film
Who is Steven Daldry?
Montage
Of Billy practising his spins with Mrs Wilkinson's voice over. "Prepare"
Takes a divergent path
Who is Michael?
Song that reflects Billy's love of dance
What is the song, I love to Boogie?
Jackie says lads don't do ...
Lads do football or boxing or wrestling. Not friggin' ballet.
When is the film set?
When is during the 1984–85 miners' strike
Billy stands up to his dad
Dance of Defiance
Bathos
Billy succeeding in his turn and then Mrs Wilkinson telling him to watch his arm.
The song playing when Tony is running from the police
What is London Calling?
His boxing coach says this to him at the beginning
Jesus Christ, Billy Elliot! You're a disgrace to them gloves, your father, and the traditions of this boxing hall!
Key value in this context
Heteronormative expectations
Repeated motif or metaphysical barriers
What are walls and cages
Bildungsroman
Who is Billy Elliot?
The music associated with Billy's mum
Leitmotif
Quote and technique of how dancing makes Billy feel
Flyin' like a bird. Like electricity. - simile