What is British Film? Part 1

Kings speech

Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
355,450 (USA) (28 November 2010) (4 Screens)

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays King George VI, who, to overcome his stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an unorthodox Australian speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The two men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates, the new king relies on Logue to help him make a radio broadcast at the beginning of World War II. Information taking off- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King's_Speech

Actors- Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter as the Duke and Duchess of York, both English actors playing very English characters, if they were not English characters I feel it wouldn't full fill the Englishness of the film. Helena Bonham Carter plays the duchess as york she is a famous big star actor I feel this gives an edge to the film as it creates higher consumer awareness.

Director- Tom Hooper, nationality is British Australian, which makes the film suit its Englishness as if the director of the film was a different nationality trying to represent Englishness, I don't think it would be so effective. Other films he has directed in Dam united (2009), John Adams (2008).

The film is meant to appear British and I feel they have effectively done so, by choosing the right actors for the job

Gross:
$134,851,229 (USA) (27 March 2011)

Production companys

See-Saw Films (production company) ,Bedlam Productions

Distibutors-

Alliance Films (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)

Bazuca Films (2011) (Chile) (theatrical)

Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Diamond Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)

Eagle Pictures (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)

GAGA (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)

Momentum Theatrical (2010) (UK) (theatrical)

Paramount Pictures (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)

Transmission (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)

Transmission (2010) (New Zealand) (theatrical) Weinstein Company, The (2010) (USA) (theatrical)

Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)

Cascade Film (2010) (Russia) (all media)

The release date of the kings speech- Release Date:7 January 2011 (UK)

127 hours

Storyline-
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoning alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

I don't feel like this feel relates hugely to englishness due to it been set in Utah and many other foreign locations.

Actors- All actors in the film are foreign and in my point of view this doesn't make the film English. As it doesn't give it the same character.

Director: Danny Boyle,
Attended Thornliegh Salesian College in Bolton, Lancashire, English direactoer giving it an english flare to it.This film is a thriller film keeping the veiwers on there feet.

Production companys- Pathé, Everest Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films

Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$264,851 (USA) (7 November 2010) (4 Screens)
Gross:
$18,300,917 (USA) (27 March 2011)

Distibutors- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2010) (worldwide) (all media) 20th Century Fox Australia (2010) (Australia) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox (2011) (Sweden) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox of Germany (2011) (Germany) (theatrical) Fox Searchlight Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical) Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2011) (United Arab Emirates)(theatrical) (Middle East) GAGA (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical) Pathé (2011) (France) (theatrical) Shoval Film Production (2011) (Israel) (theatrical) Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2011) (Russia) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) Castello Lopes Multimédia (2011) (Portugal) (all media)