7a Gravity as a British Film
Gravity qualified as a British film. It is credited as a USA/UK co-production. Set out why you think audiences might think of this more as an American rather than a British film.
- Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron – although he lives in Britain, he isn’t British.
- American A-Lister stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
- The film is set in space not a typically British location.
- The main characters are American and not British.
- In terms of narrative, Britain has no real history of this kind of space exploration.
- This is a multi-million dollar high concept film – British companies would be unable to make this on their own.
- It is primarily a Warner Brothers film in terms of production and distribution.