The Script

Episode 1

Hello again, welcome to our weekly internet show. As you already know, Queen Elizabeth Calling tries to bring you the possibility of knowing in depth how life in the UK is.

Today, attending our invitation, is Maria. She is 22 and is an Erasmus student from Cambridge, in the UK.

- Hello Maria, thank you for appearing on the show. Our first question is; ¿What do you miss the most about the UK?

María: I think I miss variety in some ways, I miss that I think its a little more....multiculturalism. And food variety, and I...yah, I think I like...I'm looking forward to having that back.

- And what do you like the most of Spain?

María: I very much enjoy the weather obviously, and the lifestyle. I think it’s a lot more kind of casual and easygoing, and I really like the architecture actually, specially in Seville in Andalusia. The kind of arabic almost very old, medieval and mixture of catholic architecture. I think it is really interesting.

- Thank you, tell us now; Whats your favourite british tv show?

María: As far as television goes, i very much enjoy things like Doctor Who. I think England has quite a particular sense of humour that often people dont understand outside of it. A kind of ironic self depricating... a sort of way of laughing at things, kind of dark but i think very funny and I enjoy that a lot.

 -Can you tell us What's the last film you saw?

María: The last film that i went to see to the cinema was "les miserables", which is a musical based on a book by Victor Hugo and set in France just xxxx for the failures of the french revolution. And they have turned the musical into a film after i think it has been on the stage about 25 years . So it follows the lives of a man called Jean val jean who was put into prison in slavery for 19 years after stealing a loaf of bread to save his sisters dying child, dying one girl with it and it starts when he gets set free from prison. And starts a sort of... he breaks his probation so that he can start a new life from a sort of clear name and it follows him around France as kind of... he tries the best of himself by helping others and following what he feels is the way of God.

-What do you think English people like the most about our culture?

María: I think that English people like the culture that there is in Seville in the sense that... due to... I mean I think multiculturalism is a great thing but I think that it means that we live in a lot of sorts of traditions, and our families to different sorts of things to each other and I mean, everyone sort of lives a similar kind of life as much as nice and i think there's a certain amount the family values that are more prominent here which is loving to see, I think .You have people who have been living after their grandchildren a lot and cousins who like to see each other all the time. Families who stay living near close to each other. I think that's sort of definitely not good as much, but I intend that's nice.

- And finally, What do you think Spanish people would like the most if they had the chance of living in the UK?

María: Interestingly I think it's the exact oppossite. I think that when you live in a place where everyone knows you and, sort of, you 're held to a very thick set of values, it's nice to go somewhere where nobody knows who you are, and nobody really expects anything of you, and I think a place where there is such a variety of personalities and lifestyles is refreshing, sometimes, for spanish people. I think the ability to sort of start new and explore different ways of living.

Thank you very much María for sharing a little bit of your time with us, and thank you all for listening to us. See you in our next episode.

THE BEST ACTORS AND ACTRESSESS OF THE BRITISH CINEMA

The British cinema is made up of a lot of actors and actresses that are considered the best not only in Great Britain but in all the world. The British cinema has had very important figures like the famous Charles Chaplin.

Charles Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He was a comical actor, composer, producer, director and writer. He pointed out in silent films. The character who he interpreted was Charlot, by means of it, he reached the fame. He died in 1977 in Switzerland. He became a film legend in the United Kingdom and in all the world.

  

Famous quotes that he said: ``A day without laughter is a day wasted´´ ;  ``I am at peace with God. My conflict is with the man´´

Although not only the British cinema had this relevant actor, but it currently has others who are considered the most important in the worldwide cinema production. Here, I’m going to mention some of them: 

*Emma Watson: She was born in Paris in 1990. She moved to Oxford when her parents divorced. Since she was six years, she wanted to be actress and ,for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. By the age of ten, she had performed and taken the lead in various Stagecoach productions and school plays, like ``The Happy Prince´´ in 1999. Later, she would reach the fame with Harry Potter’s films; her character in these movies was Hermione Granger. She has taken part in other films like: The tale of Despereaux, the Perks of being a wallflower, the Bling Ring ,Noah, etc. She has won several prizes with the saga of Harry Potter: Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young, Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role – Female, Best Female Film Star (Silver), Best Female Film Star (Gold), etc.

*Anthony Hopkins: He was born in 1937 in Gales. He is a very famous actor in all the world. He is known by his interpretation of assassin in the film: ``The silence of the lambs´´. He has worked in almost 100 movies and in various series. He began his cinematographic career due to the influence of Richard Burton and he decided to study at College of Music and Drama. Some of the films where he has appeared are: The Innocent, Juggernaut, The Bunker, The hunchback of Notre Dame, Howards End, Shadowlands, August, Hannibal, Hearts in Atlantis, Red dragon, etc.

He has won a lot of prizes, we can stand out some of them: the Oscar for the best actor in 1991 and the prize of Cecil B. Demille in 2006. Moreover, he has been nominated in several occasions.

*Keira Knightley: She was born in Teddington (London) in 1985. She wanted to be actress since she was a child. She has been considered one of the nicest women in Great Britain. Her first role as protagonist was in the film Princess of Thieves, she will be also the protagonist in films like Pirates of the Caribbean or Pride and Prejudice later, with this last film she was nominated to the Oscar for best actress and she has got a lot of nominations with this movie. In addition, she has worked on other films: The hole, Pure, Love actually, The king Arthur, Never let me go, Last night, etc. She has won some awards too.

  

*Daniel Radcliffe: He was born in Fulham in 1989. He began being actor in television with the film David Copperfield. He became famous thanks to his role as main character in Harry Potter. His cinematographic career would increase due to success of these films. He has earned a lot of money with the role of Harry Potter and we can remember that he was only a child. But he has worked on more films like: The tailor of Panama, December boys, The woman in black, etc.

  *Maggie Smith: She was born in Ilford in 1934. She began her career in Oxford Playhouse School. Later, she worked on David Copperfield and on Downton Abbey where she would get an Emmy. Moreover, she worked on Harry Potter’s films. In 1969 she has won a lot of awards as best actress in films like ``The best years of Miss Brodie´´, California suite; or in series of television like ``Downton Abbey´´ and ``My house in Umbria´´. She has been nominated to other awards in many occasions.

She is considered one of the most important British actress who has a great career within cinema.

*Sean Connery: He was born in Edimburg (Scotland) in 1930. He could never imagine that he would become one of the most important and famous actor in the cinematographic industry. He isn’t only actor but he is director too. He is considered one of the sexiest British man and one of the most attractive figures within the worldwide cinema. He has worked on several films like: The rock, The name of the rose, The untouchables, The hill, Diamonds are forever, Murder on the Orient Express,  Agent 007, etc.

He has won a lot of awards of different categories: he has won an Oscar as best actor in ``The untouchables´´, a honorary BAFTA, a BAFTA as best actor in ``the name of the rose´´ and a golden globe in ``The untouchables´´. Furthermore, he has won other awards (Laurel award, Cecil B. Demille, etc).

He is one of the best British and worldwide actors and of the most known in all the world.

Between all the actors and actresses that we have mentioned, we can emphasize the fact that Emma Watson, Keira Knightley and Daniel Radcliffe are the richest young famous in Great Britain.