2. 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 power
The 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 passion
Universal studios
Money made in the US:
Opening Weekend: $320,690 (USA) (16 November 2012)
Gross: $12,802,907 (USA) (22 February 2013)
Opening weekend: £875,702
3. Skyfall
Why does it qualify as a British film?
Producer- Sam Mendes, born in Reading, England
One of the writers for the production was from London- Ian Fleming
The 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 London
Which aspects are not British?
The antagonist was Spanish- Javier Bardem
Another 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, thriller
Themes- hatred, revenge, friendship, survival
