British films

Anna Karenina Why does it qualify as a British film?Main characters were British- Keira Knightley and Jude Law (main characters)The characters spoke with a clearly ‘English’ accent and had money and powerThe director of Anna Karenina is an English man named Joe Wright. The film had a limited budget which meant it had to all be filmed at a set in Surrey, England. What aspects do not qualify for a British film?Producer- Tom Stoppard was born in the Czech Republic and the producer of the novel Leo Tolstoy was born in Russia However, it is set in Russia- the location is Russian and therefore decreases points in the cultural test. Genre- drama, themes including: love, betrayal, death and passionUniversal studiosMoney made in the US:Opening Weekend: $320,690 (USA) (16 November 2012) Gross: $12,802,907 (USA) (22 February 2013) Opening weekend: £875,702

SkyfallWhy does it qualify as a British film?Producer- Sam Mendes, born in Reading, EnglandOne of the writers for the production was from London- Ian FlemingThe majority of the actors were British for example: Actors: Daniel Craig- English, Naomie Harris- England, Judi Dench- English.Vast majority filmed in Britain Headquarters for ‘Eon Productions’ is in LondonWhich aspects are not British?The antagonist was Spanish- Javier BardemAnother 2 writers were from California and John Logan was from Chicago. Small proportion of the production was filmed in Japan and Turkey. Second production company located in California- ‘Danjaq’

Budget: $200,000,000 Opening Weekend: $88,364,714 (USA) (9 November 2012)Gross: $304,360,277 (USA)(8 March 2013)Gross: £100,000,000 (UK)

Genre- action, adventure, thrillerThemes- hatred, revenge, friendship, survival