We are looking at the collective identity of British Film. In class our teacher defined British Film as having -A British director
-A British producer
-A British production company
-A British subject matter
-A British cast (mostly)
It is said that a british film should have at least 3 of these to really be grounded as a British film. We could list 'This is England' 'London to Brighton' 'Slumdog Millionaire' 'Harry Potter' and many others as British films but...What is defined to be the classics of British Film?
At the 1993 British Academy Awards (BAFTA) Since 1993 the winners have been:
1993 - The Crying Game
1994 - Shadowlands
1995 - Shallow Grave
1996 - The Madness of King George
1997 - Secrets and Lies
1998 - Nil by Mouth
1999 - Elizabeth
2000 - East is East
2001 - Billy Elliot
2002 - Gosford Park
2003 - The Warrior
2004 - Touching the Void
2005 - My Summer of Love
2006 - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2007 - The Last King of Scotland
2008 - This Is England
2009 - Man On Wire
Could these be British classics? Afterall they have popularity and award status.
On the list is the film 'This is England'. This film is said to be 'A blistering vision of England' which defines British and in particular teen> life in the 80s. This is the trailer:
This differs from the British film 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' which also sets out to present teen life, but this time in the 21st century.
This film is not thought of as a classic though and it can be argued that it is innacurrate.
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- Helena Webb
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2 comments:
V.Good - very discursive notion of what British film is. Needs to understand the British Council's def of British film, not the teacher's. Also needs links and explorations of British film websites, teaser trailers, UGC and Working Title as a case study institution. In addition, needs evaluation of work done on iweb so far.
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