A Field in England: the appeal of Art house film

Audience pleasures?

The article talks about different audience being able to view art house films. Elitism plays a big factor in deciding the different pleasures audiences get, for example middle class people pay see it as entertainment compared to viewing mainstream Hollywood movies and maybe lower class people who view art house films may see them for narrative and its art.

Why do some audiences struggle with art house films?, refer to media theories 

Some audiences are so use to the Hollywood blockbusters and their typical, generic film structures including equilibrium-dis equilibrium and new equilibrium. Art house films tend not to have no narrative closure and therefore make audiences feel estranged to the film genre. This links to
Todorov's theory of equilibrium. 

To what extent is art house film only available for the middle classes and older pages?

Art house films have always been directed at a certain age group, even the décor and location of the cinemas helps differentiate it from that of those from larger chain cinemas, for example; art house cinemas tend to be in cities and blend in with the surroundings. They are also a lot more expensive then regular cinema tickets because they feel as though they are supplying to a more wealthy audience. Maybe in the past art house cinemas were more exclusive but typically anyone could go and view a film in their, there is no specific people it wants to let though its door but does operate in quite a niche market to a certain extent. 

What type of audience would a field in England appeal to?

A field in England fits the bill perfectly for being an art house production. From the start you can tell that it is an art house production and that it was made for being art and not for the money. I think this would suit a typical art house audience being middle class/middle age people. Although, as it was release on a simultaneous release strategy a lot more of different types of audiences would be able to watch it such as a film 4 audience which amounted to most of the views for a field in England.