Cinema of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry enjoyed a 'golden age' in the 1940s, led by the studios of J. Arthur Rank and Alexander Korda.

The British directors Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean are among the most critically acclaimed of all-time, with other important directors including Charlie Chaplin, Michael Powell, Carol Reed and Ridley Scott. Many British actors have achieved international fame and critical success, including Julie Andrews, Sean Connery, Vivien Leigh, David Niven, Laurence Olivier, Peter Sellers. Some of the most commercially successful films of all time have been produced in the United Kingdom, including the two highest-grossing film franchises (Harry Potter and James Bond). Ealing Studios has a claim to being the oldest continuously working film studio in the world.

Despite a history of important and successful productions, the industry has often been characterised by a debate about its identity and the level of American and European influence. Many British films are co-productions with American producers, often using both British and American actors, and British actors feature regularly in Hollywood films. Many successful Hollywood films have been based on British people, stories or events, including Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and the 'English Cycle' of Disney animated films.

In 2009 British films grossed around $2 billion worldwide and achieved a market share of around 7% globally and 17% in the United Kingdom. UK box-office takings totalled £944 million in 2009, with around 173 million admissions. The British Film Institute has produced a poll ranking what they consider to be the 100 greatest British films of all time, the BFI Top 100 British films. The annual British Academy Film Awards hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts are the British equivalent of the Oscars.

Задание 12. Переведите следующие имена собственные с учётом правил международной фонетической транскрипции

Catherine Zeta-Jones; Vanessa Redgrave; Kate Winslet; Anthony Hopkins; Christopher Lee; Hugh Grant; Colin Firth; Daniel Radcliffe; Michael Caine; Rupert Everett; Daniel Craig; Keira Knightley; Orlando Bloom; Emily Blunt; Dame Judi Dench; Julie Walters; Kate Beckinsale; Tilda Swinton; Terence Stamp; Tim Roth.

Задание 13. Сопоставьте исходную и переводную версии названий следующих британских фильмов. Прокомментируйте данные переводческие решения/стратегии, представленные в таблице 2

Таблица 2 – Названия фильмов(Великобритания)

Таблица 2 – Продолжение

Задание 14. Переведите с листа следующий текст

British Academy Film Awards

BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony is known as the British Academy Film Awards, rewarding the best work of any nationality seen on British cinema screens during the preceding year. Since 2008 the ceremony has been held at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden having taken place since 2000 in the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square. The ceremony previously took place in April or May, but from 2002 onwards has taken place in February, in order to precede the Oscars.

In order for a film to be considered for a BAFTA nomination its first public exhibition must be in a cinema and it must have a UK theatrical release in a public UK cinema for no fewer than seven days in the calendar year that corresponds to the upcoming Awards. A film must be feature length and films from all countries are eligible in all categories, with the exception of Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut, Short Film and Short Animation which are for British films only.

The 2010 ceremony was held on 21 February, also at the Royal Opera House. The Major Awards winners in 2010 included: The Hurt Locker (Film); Kathryn Bigelow (Director), for The Hurt Locker; Colin Firth (Leading Actor), for A Single Man;Carey Mulligan (Leading Actress), for An Education; Christoph Waltz (Supporting Actor), for Inglourious Basterds; Mo'Nique (Supporting Actress), for Precious; Mark Boal (Original Screenplay), for The Hurt Locker; Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Adapted Screenplay), for Up In The Air; Michael Giacchino (Music), for Up In The Air; Pete Docter (Animated Film), for Up In The Air.

Задание 15. Прокомметируйте и переведите следующие реалии.

Cannes Film Festival; Edinburgh International Film Festival; Berlinale: Berlin International Film Festival; Palm Springs International Short Film Festival; Melbourne International Film Festival; Sundance Film Festival; The Other Venice Film Festival; Arcipelago; Viebbale: Vienna International Film Festival.