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Old 08-04-2008, 10:18 AM
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Discuss the view that british films regardless of thier quality, struggle to achieve commercial success?

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Stephen Frears replied to a similar jibe from Truffaut about British Film with: "Bollocks!"

Actually it depends on how you define "commercial success". Traditionally one view has been that anything Mr & Mrs Mid-West America don't understand is going to fail at the box office. But you could also argue that, if the main movie-going demographic is 16-25 males, the ipod generation is going to be different from those preceding it and their tastes more unpredictable.

I also think it's a poor or lazily expressed question (define "struggle"?, what is a "British film" in this context?) but you could have some fun picking it to bits.
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Is this another course question?
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Is this another course question?
'Course.
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Maybe a professional would say that if it doesn't achieve commercial success it must have been rubbish anyway. Quality will out?

Any professionals around?
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