Teen Spirit

Loathing her life at the family dairy farm on the Isle of Wight, shy teen songstress Violet Valenski (Elle Fanning) found her only escape at the local pub’s open mic night. Most appreciative in the sparse crowd is broken-down opera singer Vlad (Zlatko Buric), and, with his improbable mentorship, she’s willing to head to the mainland to take her shot on Britain’s foremost reality TV competition. Rousing effort from writer/first-time director Max Minghella co-stars Rebecca Hall, Agnieszka Grochowska. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.