Specific context in which This Is England was made: Danny Boyle was part of a new generation of young British filmmakers during a resurgence of cool, British independent cinema. These directors got courted by Hollywood and left to make American films, leaving a gap in the market for British directors. The new generation, the group Shane Meadows belonged to, filled this void. Meadows made gritty dramas with a low budget aesthetic in the style of famous directors of British social realism like Ken Loach and Mike Lee.
This Is England Contextualised
This Is England Contextualised
This Is England Contextualised
Specific context in which This Is England was made: Danny Boyle was part of a new generation of young British filmmakers during a resurgence of cool, British independent cinema. These directors got courted by Hollywood and left to make American films, leaving a gap in the market for British directors. The new generation, the group Shane Meadows belonged to, filled this void. Meadows made gritty dramas with a low budget aesthetic in the style of famous directors of British social realism like Ken Loach and Mike Lee.