VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 UK Film Week in Vietnam will take place at CGV cinemas in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City from November 4 to 12, according to an announcement by British Council Vietnam.

Poster of the film 'Nowhere Boy'

This year’s event aims to pays tribute to all of the unsung heroes in the music industry who are an integral part of Great Britain.

Award-winning films to be screened during the week include God Help the Girl (2014), Nowhere Boy (2009), Pulp (2014), Northern Soul (2014), Good Vibrations (2013), Control (2007) and Bugsy Malone (1976).

The films shed light on the lives of musicians that are not always known to the general public: the sweat and tears of the creative process and the long hard journey to success.

At this year’s UK film week, audiences will be lost in a world where music helps to heal a girl who is suffering from anorexia in ‘God Help the Girl’ and where the citizens of a small town are mobilised and united through Pulp’s songs for common people in the film ‘Pulp’, a film about life, death and supermarkets.

Fans of The Beatles in Vietnam are sure to be entertained with ‘Nowhere Boy’, a film exploring Lennon’s early life when he started banjo lessons, bought his first guitar, formed the Quarrymen, gave himself an Elvis hairdo, switched to Buddy Holly-style horn-rimmed glasses, met with Paul McCartney and was first refused entry to the Cavern.

The tragic life and death of many talented musicians is shared in ‘Control’, an epic film about Ian Curtis, the frontman of Joy Division, an English rock band from Manchester. A dramatic portrayal of Curtis, ‘Control’ takes audiences through Curtis’ failing marriage and his struggle with epilepsy, which worsened his mood swings and made performing live incredibly difficult for him. The story that led to his suicide at the age of 23 is told brilliantly, making ‘Control’ a must see.

Meanwhile, for those looking for some humour, ‘Bugsy Malone’ is an excellent choice. A gangster movie with a cast made up entirely of children. The BAFTA-winning musical was directed by Sir Alan Parker whose films (including Evita) won 19 BAFTAs and 10 Oscars. Bugsy Malone works as a ‘real’ gangster movie but with a sense of childlike innocence too.

Nhan Dan