The Kings Speech

 

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Director:

 Tom Hooper

Writer:

 David Seidler 

Stars:

 Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter 

Britishness:
 A British film would include elements of culture, such as: a UK setting, mainly a British cast, a story line about British life (past,present or future.) This is represented in the media. The nationalities of the scriptwriter, producers and directors are less significant. 
The film use be managed and controlled in the UK, European union state and at least 70% of the production costs of the film must be spent on Uk film making activity.

The story  is based on king George the IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain which has significance about past British life and situations. Every setting in which The Kings Speech was filmed and set was inside of the UK in places which relate to the royal based theme running through the film at all times; filming locations included Buckingham palace, Harley Street, Lancaster House etc. These were traditional royal areas and were a suitable location for filming a film of this kind to present the storyline and characters as royal and people of that time (1930's).

Exhibition:

Box office in the UK-
With a budget of $15,000,000; the film gained  £3,523,102 from the UK alone and exceeded the expectations of Momentum Picture's.

Reception and Reviews:

In the UK and Ireland alone,  the film took £3,510,000 from 395 cinemas. The Guardian claimed that this was one of the biggest takes as it continued three weeks at the top of the UK box office and earned over £3 million for a further four weekends. After being out on UK release for five weeks, it was named the most successful independent British film ever.
During the opening of The Kings Speech in the US, its gained $355,450 in four cinemas which holds the record for the highest per-cinema gross of 2010. Also, on Christmas Day it was widened to 700 screens which was increased to a total of 1,543 in January 2011. In North America, it made a total of $138 million. The net profit of the film (£20-£25 million) format he cinema release went to the executive producer, Tom Hooper, Colin Firth, producers, equity investors etc.
In terms of reviews, The Daily Telegraph rated the film 4 out of 5 stars as well as another positive review given o the Rotten Tomatoes film review site which awarded the film 94% which was the comined figure based on 233 reviews from critics. 
The King's Speech (2010) won the Academy Award for best picture, Tom Hooper won the Best Director, Coli Firth won best actor as well as David Seidler won best original screenplay. It was nominated for 12 oscars; this was more than any other filmed released in the same year, 2010. Firth also won best actor and the entire cast won best ensemble. This was the first Weinstein film to win the oscar for best Picture. The film won the People's choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2010.

Web 2.0 exchange:

The UK trailer for The King's Speech is different to the US trailer in terms of content, music and sections which were taken from the film and included. The UK trailer is aiming to catch the hearts of the British viewers of the film who may feel emotional towards with the situation and have a personal connection with the time at which the film was set during the late 1930's (1939- the beginning of the second world war.)



There was also a trailer specifically made for the American population; this featured a more humorous view of the events presented in the film as well an element of pride being shown in the trailer as American citizens have the opinion that British people are very proud, modest and intelligent in their decisions. The film is set at a sensitive time in British history  where it was crucial that the right decisions were made. The Us don't usually see the British as unable to do something, the trailer gives an insight to the US that it shows King George VI struggling with his speech; this may have interested the US and encouraged them to watch the film. However the full version of the film emphasises the point that British people are incredibly proud, persistent and sensitive to the times.