The Popularity of Heritage Films

The Popularity of Heritage Films- Focusing on the aspects of literature and its affect on the narrative, box office successes (awards won), technology, DVD sales, intended audience, re-makes (repeatedly) and whether there is an affect on the increase in book sales in the raising awareness of classic novels - both fictional and biographical. I will also be looking into the feminist point of view in the way that woman are now portrayed in films in a more positive light to their predecessors, as now films focus on a female protagonist who is strong and clever as opposed to being categorised as a damsel in distress typecast.
Using the following films: Pride and Prejudice (2005), The Duchess (2008) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).