Defining Non-US English Cinema: National Sovereignty and Global Markets

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Examine the commercial, cultural, and linguistic tensions faced by Commonwealth and global English-language filmmakers competing against Hollywood.

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Global English-Language Cinema Beyond the US

11th Grade · Arts · UK A-Level

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Analyse English-language feature films produced in national cinemas outside the United States, focusing on postcolonial history, landscape, and cultural sovereignty.

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Learning standards covered

FILM-1.2General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Film-studies · 11th Grade

at least two English language films made outside the US, at least one of which will be British

FILM-1.6General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (UK A-Level) · Film-studies · 11th Grade

at least one additional English language film produced outside the US