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* HufflepuffHouse: John and Matt accumulate their own decent-sized friendship group as they expose more people to the glory of Northern soul, but none of them are given much focus as the film remains focused on John, Matt and Sean's relationship.
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* HufflepuffHouse: John and Matt accumulate their own decent-sized friendship group as they expose more people to the glory of Northern soul, but none of them are given much focus as the film remains focused on John, Matt Matt, Sean and Sean's relationship.Angela's relationships.
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* PlugNPlayFriends: Sean acts hostile when John is demoted to work with him in the cupcake oven. John notices Sean's soul tattoos. John shows his own. They instantly become friends.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Matt is introduced serenely grooving alone to Northern soul in front of an apathetic crowd at the youth centre. Although he appears indifferent to people mocking him, that quickly changes when one of them picks a fight and he showcases his pent-up aggression.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Matt is introduced serenely grooving alone to Northern soul in front of an apathetic crowd at the youth centre.centre, uncaring that he is the only one on the dancefloor. Although he appears indifferent to people mocking him, that quickly changes when one of them picks a fight and he showcases his pent-up aggression.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: John and Matt are inseparable for most of the film.
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* AutoErotica: John and Angela consummate their UST in a car.
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* AutoErotica: John and Angela consummate their UST UnresolvedSexualTension in a car.
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''Northern Soul'' is a 2014 British independent coming-of-age film directed by Elaine Constantine. Set in 1974, the film follows a pair of teenagers who find love for Northern soul dance music at their local youth club and become embroiled in its vibrant subculture.
Despite being a low budget indie production centring around a niche music culture, the film was an unexpected critical and box office darling. It was initially only released in 5 independent cinema chains, but due to popular demand, that number rapidly increased to over 160 across the UK.
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!!Tropes
* AutoErotica: John and Angela consummate their UST in a car.
* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: {{Downplayed}}, but a few characters comment on John's attraction to Angela as "that black girl", which counts as DeliberateValuesDissonance. However, nobody discourages their relationship.
* BreakupBreakout: John eventually grows tired of Matt's abrasive temperament hampering their success as [=DJs=] and decides to go it alone. He becomes more successful but loses the original passion that Matt brought to the table.
* CannotSpitItOut: Despite his confidence on the dancefloor and [=DJing=], John is hopelessly bashful around Angela when they're actually stuck in an empty room together.
* CloudCuckooLander: Sean is a bit off-kilter, to put it mildly. His Cockney mates are all similarly intense.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Matt is introduced serenely grooving alone to Northern soul in front of an apathetic crowd at the youth centre. Although he appears indifferent to people mocking him, that quickly changes when one of them picks a fight and he showcases his pent-up aggression.
* HeroicBSOD: Understandably, John goes through a major one one after he [[spoiler:watches Sean die in a car crash.]]
* HotBlooded: Matt. He doesn't shy away from picking fights with people that antagonise him, [[BerserkButton especially if they diss his music tastes.]]
* HufflepuffHouse: John and Matt accumulate their own decent-sized friendship group as they expose more people to the glory of Northern soul, but none of them are given much focus as the film remains focused on John, Matt and Sean's relationship.
* MsFanservice: Angela. She's very pretty and the film emphasises her well-endowed chest, which she eventually gets to show off in a sex scene.
* SadistTeacher: Creator/SteveCoogan plays an utter HateSink of a form tutor who eschews teaching in favour of bullying and degrading his students, telling them that they'll all amount to nothing. It's satisfying when John eventually snaps and defies him.
* SeriousBusiness: John and Matt base their whole lives around their love of the titular music genre.
* TheSeventies: The film is praised for having a highly authentic 1970s setting.
* [[SexDrugsAndRockNRoll Sex, Drugs and Northern Soul]]: Things go off the rails after Sean takes John and Matt to Wiggan. However, for John, the 'Sex' part doesn't come until a while later due to his own awkwardness around girls.
Despite being a low budget indie production centring around a niche music culture, the film was an unexpected critical and box office darling. It was initially only released in 5 independent cinema chains, but due to popular demand, that number rapidly increased to over 160 across the UK.
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!!Tropes
* AutoErotica: John and Angela consummate their UST in a car.
* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: {{Downplayed}}, but a few characters comment on John's attraction to Angela as "that black girl", which counts as DeliberateValuesDissonance. However, nobody discourages their relationship.
* BreakupBreakout: John eventually grows tired of Matt's abrasive temperament hampering their success as [=DJs=] and decides to go it alone. He becomes more successful but loses the original passion that Matt brought to the table.
* CannotSpitItOut: Despite his confidence on the dancefloor and [=DJing=], John is hopelessly bashful around Angela when they're actually stuck in an empty room together.
* CloudCuckooLander: Sean is a bit off-kilter, to put it mildly. His Cockney mates are all similarly intense.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Matt is introduced serenely grooving alone to Northern soul in front of an apathetic crowd at the youth centre. Although he appears indifferent to people mocking him, that quickly changes when one of them picks a fight and he showcases his pent-up aggression.
* HeroicBSOD: Understandably, John goes through a major one one after he [[spoiler:watches Sean die in a car crash.]]
* HotBlooded: Matt. He doesn't shy away from picking fights with people that antagonise him, [[BerserkButton especially if they diss his music tastes.]]
* HufflepuffHouse: John and Matt accumulate their own decent-sized friendship group as they expose more people to the glory of Northern soul, but none of them are given much focus as the film remains focused on John, Matt and Sean's relationship.
* MsFanservice: Angela. She's very pretty and the film emphasises her well-endowed chest, which she eventually gets to show off in a sex scene.
* SadistTeacher: Creator/SteveCoogan plays an utter HateSink of a form tutor who eschews teaching in favour of bullying and degrading his students, telling them that they'll all amount to nothing. It's satisfying when John eventually snaps and defies him.
* SeriousBusiness: John and Matt base their whole lives around their love of the titular music genre.
* TheSeventies: The film is praised for having a highly authentic 1970s setting.
* [[SexDrugsAndRockNRoll Sex, Drugs and Northern Soul]]: Things go off the rails after Sean takes John and Matt to Wiggan. However, for John, the 'Sex' part doesn't come until a while later due to his own awkwardness around girls.
