THEME EXPLORATION

brass band competition

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Mike Newell
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 · Steven Spielberg
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His film 'Kes' and broader social realist work capture working-class British communities where brass bands are cultural anchors, exploring themes of aspiration and social struggle.

 Stephen Frears United Kingdom

Directed 'Brassed Off' (1996), a quintessential film centered on a colliery brass band competing while facing economic hardship and community dissolution.