1. What kind of Britain is represented? How does it compare to the Britain represented in Passport to Pimlico?

Family's are now as seperate communities, whereas in Pimlico everyone seemed to know everyone else and all worked together. In the scene where David enters the house for the first time there is a long awkward silence between all the characters, this is a very British and shows how if someone new enters there "community". Also they are all very polite to each other, but behind closed doors they complain about each other and insult them.

2. Describe the character of Jenny? How far do you think she is a typical British teenager? What might be different about her, if anything?

Posh, smart talking, smart, Jenny acts and thinks like she is older when in the film she is actually only 16, as this is pointed out when she says she feels older but not wiser, showing that she feels a bit stupid for the mistakes she has made.

3. What impression does the film give of Britain if you are a woman? Describe Helen, Jenny's Mother, Jenny's teacher and Jenny in terms of representations of women.

Women in that time were Loyal to men, subservient.
4. What representation of British women do they give and can you think of any contemporary examples of similar women in film?

Helen seems simple minded and is only really there for Danny for her looks, she seems to be ignored, and is ignorant to this.
Jenny's mum is smarter than the father, and even though she acts as a servent to him. She usually manages to persuade the father to her will like when they take him to dinner.
Jenny's Teacher seems to be of high intelligence but due to the standing of women at that time period she has become stuck and cannot progress further with her career.
Jenny believes she is older than she is and should be treated like an adult even though for most of the film she is only 16 years old, this shows that they were made to grow up and conform from early in their lives.

5. Conduct some research into the film, who made it, how was it funded, who directed it?

Lone Scherfig directed the film. based on British journalist Lynn Barber's memoir the Budget was $7.5 million