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Q: A common narrative device in the films of Mexican directors in the 2000s has been a. journey motif b. rites of passage c. savior d. none of the above
Q: Of Francis Ford Coppola, it is true that he a. said "caution doesn"t make for good show business" b. failed with Finnian's Rainbow c. made Godfather II"an epic vision of the corruption of America" d. all of the above
Q: Who of the following often built movies around an "innocent man on the run" theme? a. Michael Powell b. Alexander Korda c. John Grierson d. Alfred Hitchcock
Q: Guillermo del Toro is known to divide his energies between a. art and commerce b. Mexico and the U.S. c. Hollywood and personal movies d. all of the above
Q: All of the following are true of a Robert Altman film except a. overlapping dialogue b. optimistic view of the human condition c. de-emphasis of plot d. subversion of genre expectations
Q: Charles Laughton, the actor, perhaps gave his fines performance in the movie a. The Private Life of Henry VIII b. Spartacus c. The Hunchback of Norte Dame d. Night of the Hunter
Q: The principal characteristic of Latin American movies is a. right-wing politics b. consciously intellectual c. pro-American d. serious and sexless
Q: What was the source of new American film directors in the 1970s? a. universities with film programs b. actors themselves c. Europe, especially England d. all of the above
Q: Britain's cinema was stunted for many years by which of the following: a. country's lack of a strong economy b. dreary conservatism c. snobbish, theater-oriented tradition d. all of the above
Q: The best Japanese movie of the 2000s, set in World War II, was directed by a. John Woo b. Clint Eastwood c. Ang Lee d. Ken Watanabe
Q: Traditionally women's status in the American film industry was tied to a. writing scripts. b. directing. c. the star system. d. costume designs.
Q: The Blue Angel is characterized by which of the following: a. woman as devourer b. man as avenger c. love as redemption d. all of the above
Q: All of the following are true of Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower except a. made in the tradition of Hong Kong action movies b. created voluptuous visual lyricism c. box office champ in China d. set in contemporary China
Q: What male-oriented genre stories gained a great deal of popularity in the 1970s? a. buddy films b. westerns c. slapstick comedy d. sports films
Q: Fritz Lang's first talkie in German was a. The Blue Angel b. M c. Liebelei d. Triumph of the Will
Q: The Asian director who has transcended the basic crudity of the martial-arts genre is a. Ang Lee b. Yuen Wo Ping c. John Woo d. all of the above
Q: Which of the following has always been a very popular subject of American movies? a. sex b. gambling c. mystical experience d. foreign cultures
Q: Who did not flee Germany with the rise of Adolf Hitler? a. Billy Wilder b. Fritz Lang c. Leni Riefenstahl d. Fred Zinnemann
Q: Because of Islamic codes concerning conduct and dress between men and women, Iranian filmmakers often make stories concerning a. animals b. war c. children d. clerics
Q: Genre films of the 1970s were, given the genre cycle, often which of the following? a. primitive b. revisionist c. parodic d. all of the above
Q: In American movies, which is the more powerful thematic impulse: idealism or pragmatism?
Q: The prize-winning animated movie, though French, co-directed by Marjane Satrapi, that focuses on the struggles of a young Iranian woman is a. Moolaad b. Persepolis c. Taste of Cherry d. Osama
Q: What is true about the movie-making techniques of the new directors of the 1970s? a. loose, episodic structures b. unpredictable and inconclusive endings c. explored the complexity of character d. all of the above
Q: What would be the delights and problems with director William Wyler's excessive attention to detail in making his movies?
Q: One of the most prolific film producing countries in the world is a. Iraq b. Iran c. Egypt d. Niger
Q: Films that were profitable in this time often were made with a. relatively small budgets. b. no big name stars. c. innovative and fresh ideas. d. all of the above
Q: What was the appeal of the American musical, both in technique and story, to American audiences?
Q: The overriding theme of Islamic films is a. oppression of women b. anti-Semitism c. anti-West d. jihad justification
Q: Films like The Parallax View and Three Days of the Condor reflect what kind of atmosphere? a. love and tolerance b. anger and rage c. paranoia and disillusionment d. all of the above
Q: What did gangster movies generally have in common with the optimistic orientation of most American movies (that is, until the typical gangster movie reached its bloody conclusion)?
Q: All of the following are true about Romanian films except a a. hostility towards the social system b. tendency to favor lengthy takes c. refusal to beautify the mise en scene d. spiritual dimension
Q: Which of the following is a true Blaxploitation film? a. Sounder b. Shaft c. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? d. all of the above
Q: With what character type was John Ford preoccupied in his movies?
Q: The country which has produced the most promising films since 2000 in Eastern Europe is a. Poland b. Romania c. Czechoslovakia d. Bosnia
Q: Which of the following was emphasized in American movies in the early 1970s? a. religious conviction b. just war c. moral problems in public institutions d. all of the above
Q: What was impossible for director Frank Capra in movies? What was his core message?
Q: The Spanish director known for his insights into the female psyche is a. Penelope Cruz b. Guillermo del Toro c. Pedro Almodvar d. none of the above
Q: What were the effects of the de-Stalinization of films in Eastern Europe?
Q: What was it that Fred Astaire managed to achieve through his dance musicals in the 30s?
Q: French filmmaker Jean Pierre Jeunet directed all of the following films except a. Alien b. Delicatessen c. City of Lost Children d. Amlie
Q: What qualities made the "spaghetti westerns" of Sergio Leone of Italy more than B-movies?
Q: What things did the Production Code prohibit in movies?
Q: The leading director of the Kitchen Sink school in Britain is a. Stephen Frears b. Mike Leigh c. Joe Wright d. Larry Charles
Q: What filmmaking qualities/techniques made the directors of the French New Wave movement more formalist than realist?
Q: Matching 1) Angels with Dirty Faces ___ 2) Swing Time ___ 3) Scarface ___ 4) The Informer ___ 5) The Little Foxes ___ 6) Duck Soup ___ 7) The Gold Diggers of 1935 ___ 8) Camille ___ 9) It's a Wonderful Life ___ 10) She Done Him Wrong ___ a. Busby Berkeley's musical in which pianos move b. Mae West puts Cary Grant in his place c. William Wyler films starring Bette Davis d. Marx Bothers' surrealistic assault on order and reason e. starred James Cagney, bruised, without illusions"¦ f. George Cukor film starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor g. Frank Capra film starring James Stewart h. director John Ford's first critical hit i. gangster film written by Ben Hecht, directed by Howard Hawks j. starred Fred Astaire, the musical's inventor Short Answer
Q: The British school of filmmaking that has thrived since 2000 is a. kitchen sink b. Masterpiece Theatre c. neither of the above d. both of the above
Q: How was the pessimistic view of the world realized in the films of Britain's Angry Young Man movement?
Q: John Ford's films are full of compositions which are painterly, in-depth, and in deep focus, but whose narrative is often rambling.
Q: What has happened to the rules for genre storytelling in movies in the 2000s?
Q: What characterized the films of the Prague Spring movement in Czechoslovakia?
Q: Howard Hawks's films are characterized by a concise sense of plot, verbal economy, visual economy, and, at their end, triumphant characters.
Q: Are the directors of the 2000s realists, classicists, or formalists generally?
Q: In what way did films by Italian directors like Franco Zeffirelli and Pietro Germi counter the pessimism found in films by directors like Michelangelo Antonioni?
Q: Bette Davis made her mark as a shy, retiring woman who would surrender her will to stronger characters, especially men.
Q: Why have gay movies suddenly come out of the closet and found large, appreciative audiences?
Q: Unlike most American directors, where did most French New Wave film directors begin their careers?
Q: Musical underscoring is what made bad movies "bad" and, as well, often distracted from the emotion a key moment in a movie.
Q: Why have most war films of the 2000s like A Mighty Heart and The Kingdom not been successful?
Q: Matching1) Tony Richardson ___2) Jean "Luc Godard ___3) Agnes Varda ___4) Andrzej Wajda ___5) Lindsay Anderson ___6) Michangelo Antonioni ___7) Francois Truffaut ___8) Alain Resnais ___9) Richard Lester ___10) Louis Malle ___a. Hiroshima, Mon Amourb. Le Voleur (The Thief)c. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runnerd. Shoot the Piano Playere. A Hard Day's Nightf. Cleo from 5 to 7g. Ashes and Diamondsh. L"Avventurai. Breathlessj. If"¦
Q: Frank Capra's movies are morality plays of loss followed by reclamation as can be seen in It's a Wonderful Life.
Q: How is it possible that a state-of-the-art home-entertainment system can very nearly equal the film-watching experience of a movie theater?
Q: Poland not only produced more movies per year than any other Eastern European country, but it also became the leader in animation.
Q: The Marx Brothers were more dependent on their writers than quieter, more behavioral comics like Laurel and Hardy.
Q: What does quality movie making depend on and where principally could it be found in the 2000s?
Q: Eastern European filmmakers never were able to escape the restrictive guidelines imposed on them by the Soviet Union.
Q: Fred Astaire used dance as a metaphor for character, courtship, love, and, yes, sex.
Q: What medium and in what ways do movies often seem to ape in the 2000s?
Q: The 1960s gave rise to the "spaghetti western" popularized by Sergio Leone.
Q: In a Busby Berkeley movie the star was really the editor, not the actor and not the camera.
Q: What has helped independent films find an audience?
Q: Here is the paradox of the Angry Young Man directors in Great Britain in the 1960s: they were hostile to ruling-class institutions and disillusioned with the drab, joyless Welfare State.
Q: Ben Hecht's writing was embodied in a dynamic, no-sense style which helped define 30s comedy and drama.
Q: Why are Pixar movies so successful?
Q: The new British directors of the 1960s Free Cinema movement revolted consciously against the Italian neorealist movement in their films.
Q: Ernst Lubitsch was the screen's resident master of the grotesque through the early 1930s.
Q: Matching:1)Pedro Almodvar ___2) Richard Linklater ___3)Walter Salles ___4)Marzieh Meshkini ___5)Jean-Pierre Jeunet ___6)Michael Gondry ___7)Brad Bird ___8)Danis Tanovic ___9)Zhang Yimou ___10)Mike Leigh ___a. No Man's Landb. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindc. Amlied. Before Sunrisee. The Motorcycle Diariesf. All or Nothingg. The Day I Became a Womanh. The Incrediblesi. Talk to Herj. House of Flying Daggers
Q: Jean-Luc Godard made movies that seemed to "throw the rough draft at the public.
Q: All of the following qualities are true of George Cukor's outstanding, Garbo-starring film except: a. luxurious mise en scne b. underplayed acting c. careless writing d. great performance
Q: The transition to digital imaging and editing will probably mean the death of film.
Q: New Wave directors favored tightly structured plots and clear fully realized characterizations to avoid digressions of a personal sort.
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