The characters

EAST IS EAST

Work in groups of 3 choose a theme and produce an illustrated word document.

Be ready to give an oral presentation of your work too !

The characters:

The family : how do they see themselves? What is particular about them and how does it influence their life?

useful links

grid for the study of a character

Pictures : http://images.google.fr/ research "east is east"

The film cast:

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/452266/credits.html

The places mentioned:

Situate them on a map

Find out about the origins of Pakistan. Give a few useful facts and figures about Pakistan
Explain George’s racism towards the Indians.
Why did he keep on listening to the radio in the Chip shop ? What was going on at the time?

Useful links:

To find out about Pakistan

about Bradford

http://www.bradford.gov.uk/

about Salford

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salford

The Seventies

Who was Enoch Powell (give a short biography)

What other references to the period do you have in the film (clothes, music , TV programmes, space hopper...)

What do you know about that period? In what way could it make the relations between George and his children even more difficult?

Useful links:

the 60's,70's

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/years.htm

Summary of the main events and people as selected by The Guardian

Enoch Powell

http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/P/Powell-E.html

Bollywood

What are the images of the film like? Why do the family like them so much?

How do they tie in to the themes of the film?

Compare and contrast them with the real lives of the family.

Useful site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/sequence/0,2-3476,1-0,0.html

(see portfolio sonore on the right of the page)