Billy Elliot - James Leggott (BFI Film Classics) Canada The result is a profound

The result is a profound and deeply humanist meditation on urban migration and dislocation

it quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry

- Audio commentary by Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan

from one of the most revered of all film school directors

Screenplay adapted from the Shakespeare play by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan

Billy Elliot - James Leggott (BFI Film Classics) Canada The result is a profound'Billy Elliot' by James Leggott (BFI Film Classics series paperback) A study exploring the creative forces behind the much loved film following a working class boy as he pursues his dream of being a ballet dancer . Leggott makes a case for thr film's enduring significance in English film history.