Four Lions
Christopher Morris, 2010
- Film4;Warp Films;Wild Bunch;Optimum Releasing (prod.)
- Budget; US Box Office; $41,512
- RottenTomatoes.com 82%; IMDB 7.2 ; Roger Ebert 3*.
SYNOPSIS:
4 young men from Bradford filming plan of terrorism.
IDENTS/TITLES:
2 idents used
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| 1 of 2 idents used |
MISE-EN-SCENE:
grim, dark , bad camera quality in opening shot, gives a video diary entry effect. Dirty room, characters sat on the floor, poor surroundings.
REPRESENTATIONS:
Clothing; big coats, hat, army style clothing, main character introduced holding a gun. Possible army/ theme. Middle-aged men also related to army theme. Social class; possible quite low-working
Clothing; big coats, hat, army style clothing, main character introduced holding a gun. Possible army/ theme. Middle-aged men also related to army theme. Social class; possible quite low-working
NARRATIVE, GENRE, EXPOSITION:
Dialogue and narrative in opening scene, cockney accent, swearing- comical. Switching from bad quality camera to film camera.
Dialogue and narrative in opening scene, cockney accent, swearing- comical. Switching from bad quality camera to film camera.
