Slumdog Millionaire
Directors: Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Vikas Swarup (novel)
Release Date: 9 January 2009 (UK)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Romance
Somerstown
Director: Shane Meadows
Writer: Paul Fraser
Release Date:22 August 2008
Genre: Comedy | Drama
I believe that both of these films are definitely British but in different ways. Somerstown is obviously British with its British nature, whereas Slumdog Millionaire is debateable. Somerstown is classic British with its grittyness and again obviously has a British environment. The reason why Slumdog Millionaire is debatable is beucase it wasnt actually filmed in Britain for the most part. However there are a lot of factors that make it British, for example it was funded by channel 4 and has British actors in it. For example Dev Patel who also appeared in Skins (Which is a very British teen drama). Somerstown however was funded by eurostar which isnt as British as channel 4. It again has British actors for example,Thomas Turgoose he was also in 'This is England' which as by the title is very British film.
Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Vikas Swarup (novel)
Release Date: 9 January 2009 (UK)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Romance
Somerstown
Director: Shane Meadows
Writer: Paul Fraser
Release Date:22 August 2008
Genre: Comedy | Drama
I believe that both of these films are definitely British but in different ways. Somerstown is obviously British with its British nature, whereas Slumdog Millionaire is debateable. Somerstown is classic British with its grittyness and again obviously has a British environment. The reason why Slumdog Millionaire is debatable is beucase it wasnt actually filmed in Britain for the most part. However there are a lot of factors that make it British, for example it was funded by channel 4 and has British actors in it. For example Dev Patel who also appeared in Skins (Which is a very British teen drama). Somerstown however was funded by eurostar which isnt as British as channel 4. It again has British actors for example,Thomas Turgoose he was also in 'This is England' which as by the title is very British film.
1 comment:
Good work Lewis, you are beginning now to think about the different ways in which films can be considered British, well done.
Mrs B
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