Blue Jean - 2020 - 7/10
Jean is a young P.E. teacher, also a closeted lesbian in Thatcher Britain.
Section 28 is coming to the fore, and if outed, she could lose her job, possibly any job.
A new student arrives, unsettling the classroom and gymnasium dynamics.
Film excellent in showing the pettiness of school (no rosy nostalgia here), as well as the camaraderie of the women in what one supposes are private clubs.
Jean makes mistakes, has errors of judgment, trying to straddle two worlds in a high stakes era.
The women’s characters seem spot on (I worked with several for years, and I recognized a couple “types”).
Good film, neither sugar-coated nor preachy.