This document provides an outline for a British cinema course focusing on the themes of borders and belonging as portrayed in two films - Yasmin and Dirty Pretty Things. It includes a schedule dividing analysis of the two films between different days of the week. It emphasizes developing an understanding of the political, economic, and cultural contexts engaged with in the films and how messages and values relate to these contexts. A high mark of 32-40 is described as requiring excellent knowledge and understanding of the chosen films, development of points of view, and specialist language and knowledge of narrative and representation issues.

1. British Cinema: Identity – 'Borders and
Belonging;
• An understanding of the political, economic and
cultural contexts which the films engage with.
• An appreciation of how messages and values
contained within the chosen films articulate these
contexts.
• An understanding of the relationship between
form and content, possibly with a particular focus
on issues of representation.

2. wb 23rd January
Tuesday Borders in Yasmin
Wednesday Belonging in Yasmin
Thursday Borders in Dirty Pretty Things
Friday am Belonging in Dirty Pretty Things
Friday pm Timed Essay

3. We need to aim for 32 and above,
32-40 marks
Level 4
Candidates will be distinguished by excellent knowledge and confident
understanding of their chosen films and be able to make very detailed and
accurate reference to them.
Points of view will be developed very effectively with appropriate specialist
language a feature of all film references. There will be an excellent knowledge of
narrative and representation issues.
Quality of written communication will be excellent. It will be fluent, well structured
and accurate, showing signs of sophistication.

4. To be able to understand key issues in Yasmin
relating to the ideas of ‘BORDERS’.

7. One woman, two lives

8. Where are the Borders in Yasmin?

9. Asian Traditional
White British
Karachi
Youth
Male

10. Asian Traditional Asian Modern
White British Asian British
Mirpuri Karachi
Youth Age
Female Male

15. Key scenes
• Opening scenes , changing clothing
• Last scene
• 9.11 unfolding on the screens
• Police raid
• Pub scenes
• Osama Post-its / Employee of the month