Wednesday, 27 April 2011

What is a British film?


The king’s speech (2010)


  • British historical drama directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. The films about King George VI who has to overcome his stammer, he sees Lionel logue an unorthodox Australian speech therapist. After his brother Edward VII abdicates he has to do a speech on the radio at the beginning of World War 2. it relates to British
  • The main actor Colin firth is British, Helena Bonham carter is also British. However the other main character Geoffrey Rush is Australian. So they have a mixture of nationalities to make it appeal to a wider audience.
  • Tom hooper and David Seidler are both British.
  • The studios involved with the making of the king’s speech are see-saw films, bedlam productions and nickelodeon movies. The film was distributed by momentum pictures which is in the UK, paramount pictures (Australia) and the Weinstein company (USA).
  • The film was released on the 6th of September 2010 for the telluride film festival and then later released on the 7th of January 2011 in the UK. The running time for this film is 119 minutes.
  • The budget to this film was £8 million. The film grossed £3,530,000 over its opening weekend in the UK playing 395 cinemas, clocking a per screen average of £8,885.
  • The UK Film Council, invested £1m to the making of this film.


127 hours


  • A true story drama directed by Danny Boyle and the screenplay was written by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy. The book “between a rock and a hard place” was written by Aron Ralston. The story is about A mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
  • The main actor James Franco is American as are most of the other actors.
  • Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy are both British but Aron Ralston is American.
  • Genre of this film is a biographical adventure film
  • The studios involved with the making of 127 hours are film4 productions and handmade films. The film is distributed by fox searchlight pictures(US), pathé (UK/France), Warner bros. (UK) and 20th century fox (DVD).
  • Release Date was the 7th of January 2011 (UK) Filming locations for 127 Hours are ad feedbackMoab, Utah, USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Utah, USA
  • The running time of the film is 94 minuets.
  • The budget for this film is $18 million the gross revenue was $ 50,818,731

Another year


  • A drama directed and written by Mike Leigh the story is about A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
  • The main actors are Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville they are all British.
  • The genre of this film is a drama.
  •  The studios involved with the making of the film are thin man films, film4 and focus features. The film was distributed by momentum pictures.
  • The release date of this film in England was the 5th of November 2010.
  •   The running time of this film is 129 minuets
  • The budget was $8 million and the gross revenue was $17,318,865



Four lions


  • A comedy/ drama directed and written by Christopher Morris. Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point.
  • The main actors Will Adamsdale and Riz Ahmed are both British.
  • The genre of this film is a comedy/ drama.
  • The studios involved with the film are film4, wild bunch, optimum releasing and warp films. It was distributed by optimum releasing (UK) and drafthouse films (USA).
  • The release date in England was the 7th of May 2010
  • The running time is 97 minuets
  • The budget was 2.5 million and the gross revenue was $4,529,130



Made in Dagenham


  • The Director was Nigel Cole and the Writer was William Ivory.
  •  A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
  • The main actors Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins and Andrea Riseborough are all English.
  • The genre of the film is a comedy/drama/history.
  • The studios involved with the making of the film were BBC films and number 9 films. It was distributed by paramount pictures (UK) and sony pictures classics (USA)
  • The release date in England was 1st October 2010
  • The running time is 113 minuets.
  • The budget was £5 million and the gross revenue was $9,038,485.

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