Tom Hooper was educated at one of England's most prestigious schools, Westminster. His first film, Runaway Dog, was made when he was 13 years old and shot on a Clockwork 16mm Bolex camera, using 100 feet of film. At age 18, he wrote, directed and produced the short film _Painted Faces one-hour specials that garnered BAFTA Awards two years in a row.
Educated at Westminster School, London.
Studied English at Oxford University.
Directed 7 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Colin Firth , Helena Bonham Carter , Geoffrey Rush , Hugh Jackman , Anne Hathaway , Eddie Redmayne , and Alicia Vikander. Firth, Vikander and Hathaway won Oscars for their work in Hoopers movies.
I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis. .
