Ahhhh…..Brexit!
How each faction dreamed of the right outcome. Theresa May tried – and so did Boris Johnson and here we are still reflecting on what might – or could be.
For the residents of the Norfolk seaside town of Cromer, there is still concern given the pro-Brexit vote in this part of Ye Merry England which is explored on the fly in the new documentary film SEASIDE SPECIAL.
However, this film is less about the ongoing rehearsal in Westminster than showtime in Cromer as the newcomers and regulars flesh out a long-loved tradition of the ‘Seaside Special’ end-of-Cromer Pier show, a landmark that is very much a source of love and pride in the locality.
The film is described in one caption at the outset as a ‘love letter from Europe’ but the thing that does strike you about the film is how very little reflection, aside from radio announcements and a few comments here and there, on what Brexit actually means as there seems to be as much uncertainly and a lack of clarity from the residents who are as seemingly divided as our main politicians are at the heart of the Commons highlands in London.
The film is clearly meant as a microcosm of what the vote meant to the British people, but it is more about the communal spirit that is inherent in the sparkle and spectacle of the pier show that provides much pleasure to affectionate locals and tourists.
On balance, though, you are best placed to look elsewhere for enlightenment in the highbrow newspapers and 24-hour channels which seemed to be flooded with this overwhelming – and admittedly overbearing – subject that almost drove people to jump in the sea at Beachy Head until something was agreed. There is a brief reference to diversity with one of the restaurant managers who comments on what the identity of his own children could be categorised as once they are older.
If however, you want to get a sense of what coastal life is like and the love-cum-passion of what living in Cromer is about, then please do check in with these lovely people who have seemingly found their home from home. The subtext may have been about Brexit, but the context is definitely about entertainment in a small town way.
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