SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREDanny Boyle 2008Tanya Jones, Long Road Sixth Form College
CAST & CREW
Director: Danny Boyle
Producer: Christian Colson
Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy
Original Music: A R Rahman
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing: Chris Dickens
‘Jamal’: Dev Patel
‘Latika’: Frieda Pinto
PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION
Production Companies: Celador Films, Film 4, Pathe.
Distribution Companies: Fox Searchlight (US), Pathe (UK), Warner Bros (Worldwide theatrical release).
Budget: $15, 000, 000
AWARDS
Oscars 2008: Best Film, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Sound, Screenplay.
BAFTAS 2008: Best Film, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Screenplay, Sound.
AUDIENCE
Passed by the BBFC with no cuts at 15 (contains strong language and violence)
Released in the UK on 31st October 2008 at the London Film Festival
CODES & CONVENTIONS
Cinematography
Editing
Sound
Mise en scene
REPRESENTATION
Of Mumbai
IS SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A BRITISH FILM?
Yes...... because it has British financing, a partial British cast and crew, a director with a pre-existing reputation for films synonymous with Britishness eg. Trainspotting and Shallow Grave and a recognisable popular cultural reference point with ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’.....
However....... the global success of the film indicates a universal appeal. The romantic quest resolves, right overcomes wrong, honesty defeats corruption and the closing song promotes a ‘feel good’ experience.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREDanny Boyle 2008Tanya Jones, Long Road Sixth Form College