British Cinema of The 1980s - British Film and Cultural Study - Thatcher's Britain (Assessment)

Question 1

The social, economic, political and ________ landscape of the 1980s was dominated by Thatcherism.

Answer 1

Cultural

Question 2

Thatcher’s government espoused the principles of the free _________, deregulation of industry, abolition of government subsidies for industry and a policy of non-intervention.

Answer 2

Market

Question 3

The overall effect of government ________ was that British Cinema, being an industry like any other, would have to ensure its own viability or die.

Answer 3

Policies

Question 4

Which British film of the 1980s won best picture?

Answer 4

Chariots of Fire

Question 5

The establishment of Channel Four and Film on Four boosted opportunities for the new independent film making sector to thrive. Channel Four invested heavily in British films, usually offbeat in nature. C4 funded over _____ British films in the 1980s and provided a showcase for talents such as Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears and Ken Loach. Prior to C4 many of these directors had struggled to obtain distribution deals and theatrical release.

Answer 5

300

Question 6

British cinema was beset by a number of structural difficulties in the 1980s. The lack of government recognition of the idea that the British film industry was not an industry like any other and in fact was a special case. The abolition of the ____ levy The (a tax on box office receipts in the United Kingdom, intended to support the British film industry. It was established in 1957) in 1984 made home-grown production, distribution and exhibition even more difficult.

Answer 6

Eady

Question 7

The recession of the early-mid 1980s had two entirely predictable effects. There was a lack of investment. No film finance meant no home grown product. There was also a decline in the number of theatres and in admissions which reached a post-war low point of ____m in 1984.

Answer 7

54

Question 8

The growth in home ______ also had an impact on cinema admissions.

Answer 8

Video

Question 9

Pirate video cassettes were a great concern for the industry and there was also a great deal of concern over the content of the so-called ‘video nasties’, culminating in the Video Recordings Act, _____.

Answer 9

1984

Question 10

______ distinct types of films could be delineated during the 1980s.

Answer 10

Three

Question 11

Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson, 1981) and A Room with a View (Merchant Ivory, 1984) can be best described as:

Answer 11

Heritage films

Question 12

My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, 1983) and High Hopes (Mike Leigh, 1988) can be best described as:

Answer 12

Social realist films

Question 13

Carravaggio (Derek Jarman, 1987) and The Draughtman’s Contract (Peter Greenaway, 1982) can best be described as:

Answer 13

Avant-garde