Sing Street
2016
****
Director: John Carney
Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Kelly Thornton, Mark McKenna, Ben Carolan, Percy Chamburuka, Karl Rice, Conor Hamilton, Ian Kenny, Lydia McGuinness, Don Wycherley
In 1985 Dublin, 15-year-old Conor starts at a new Catholic school and forms a band to impress a mysterious girl, using music to escape the dreariness of his feuding parents and strict school life. John Carney's charming Irish coming-of-age comedy drama is a testament to self-expression and the power of music, and obviously love. Conor's musical and stylistic transformation through the works of Duran Duran, The Cure, The Clash, Hall & Oates, etc. is very enjoyable. And the Sing Street tunes are catchy, as well.
