Kate (Hazel O'Connor) is a struggling singer looking to bring her gritty music to the people. Kate is all about freedom and expressing herself, she totally dislikes authoritarian governments, pretentious people and commercialism. She meets a small time would be band manager (Phil Daniels) who takes a shine to Kate, and he helps to give her some direction. As Kate gets more and more successful she battles with the fame, relationships and the way the music industry works. The movie is set in a bleak 1979/1980 England with high unemployment, lots of strikes and disenfranchised youth. The music fits in somewhere between punk and new wave. I really liked the soundtrack, it has a rawness and uprising feel to it. Hazel O'Connor fits the role of Kate well, and she can deliver a tune. O'Connor has an awkward charm, there's something about her. The acting is not first class but Ok for a low budget movie, its not a classic tale, its about the tough music of the streets and the frustration that can come with it.
I first saw Breaking Glass around 1980 in an almost empty cinema, and I really liked the movie and music. I was a confused teenager and I felt a connection with this movie in someway? I watched it again in 2021, and I still enjoyed it.
I first saw Breaking Glass around 1980 in an almost empty cinema, and I really liked the movie and music. I was a confused teenager and I felt a connection with this movie in someway? I watched it again in 2021, and I still enjoyed it.