Films worth a watch.

[Kingy]

Have watched a few since last adding a post on here. Will have to get them written down and add a note. The one which stands out as the most enjoyable by a country mile is ...


Marvellous

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659786/

Quote:Neil Baldwin, born just after World War II, is considered to have learning difficulties but he has an appetite for life and, encouraged by his mother Mary, leaves his butchery job to join the circus as Nello the Clown, being undaunted when the circus moves on without him. He moves to Keele University, where Mary has a cleaning job, appointing himself the unofficial greeter to new students, a role rewarded by an honorary degree in 2013. He also gets to manage its unofficial football team, named after him, and in 1992 talks his way into becoming the kit man and mascot of his beloved football team Stoke City. For Neil there are no boundaries - his interest in religion leads to his becoming a lay preacher whilst he presents himself at the House of Commons for tea with MP Tony Benn and at Cambridge University, where he strikes up a friendship with Prince Andrew, which results in his being on the queen's Christmas card list.

I decided to watch Marvellous after going to an evening at Old Trafford in aid of MUDSA (Man United Disabled Supporters Association). They have a dinner each year and the local United Supporters Club support it - so dad, brother and I toddled along. We listened to Sir Alex Ferguson and other ex players and managers who were there. The main speaker was ex player Lou Macari, who among other teams managed Stoke twice. During his first appointment at Stoke he met Neil Baldwin (Nello) who was an avid supporter. Nello has learning difficulties but simply ignores them using a strong character and the ability to ask for whatever he wants regardless of the circumstances. 

Lou had Nello with him at the meal and they spoke of the film and confirmed that whilst some parts have been embelished slightly it's pretty much the truth. We saw a few clips and I decided to watch it the next morning. Thought it was fantastic. A must watch ... so do yourself a favour and ignore the core subject (football) as this is about Nello and everything else (clowns, circus, vicars, bishops, arch bishops, mp's, the boat race ... I could go on!).