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Q: Which of the following is not true of British cinema in the 1980s? a. continued to be characterized by a left wing-right wing split b. was preoccupied by sexof all kinds c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

Q: By what means did British filmmakers finally and successfully crash the American film market during the war?

Q: Griffith was willing to collaborate with others like Allan Dwan to create the effects that Griffith wanted for his movies.

Q: How did home-video tape players (VHS) influence movie making in the 80s?

Q: What happened to Germany's film industry before, during, and after (until the 1960s) World War II?

Q: Griffith increased movie-making "language" with techniques like freeze frames, parallel editing, frequent close-ups, and objects to synopsize and define character.

Q: How effective was the revived studio system in producing high-quality movies?

Q: Matching1) Alexander Nevsky ___2) Umberto Barbero ___3) Anna Magnani ___4) The Red Shoes ___5) Roberto Rossellini ___6) Children of Paradise ___7) Hamlet ___8) America ___9) Odd Man Out ___10) The Eternal Jew ___a. won 5 Academy Awards including Best Pictureb. a typical Nazi cinematic liec. finest French film of the occupationd. superb political thriller with James Masone. coined the term "neorealism"f. Michael Powell film, very popular in Americag. film industry emerged intacth. The Open Cityi. best of "heroes of Mother Russia" filmsj. won Best Actress award for The Rose Tattoo

Q: Griffith's passion was for the extreme long shot so that he could capture action and spectacle.

Q: What was the influence of President Reagan and the conservative cultural climate he called for?

Q: Visconti's Ossessione, loosely based on The Postman Always Rings Twice, is said to be the direct descendent of Italian neorealism since it is derivative and stylized.

Q: Griffith began using mature, "Grand Gesture" actors wizened by years of barnstorming.

Q: How would you describe the vision of the maverick directors of the 80s?

Q: Vittorio De Sica's idol was Charlie Chaplin, traces of which can be seen in De Sica's The Bicycle Thief.

Q: Early on, unwritten rules required movies be made to look like live theatre as viewed from front row center.

Q: What are the principal traits of Spike Lee's cinematic world?

Q: Carol Reed's The Third Man uses many dramatic high-contrast and low-key lighting effects as well as baroque compositions and bizarre tilt shots.

Q: The serial was a staple of second- and third-run theaters for forty years.

Q: What generally became of women actors and women's pictures in the 80s?

Q: David Lean's film version of Dickens' Great Expectations preserves the major materials of the novel, but does so in cinematic terms.

Q: Early movies, before Griffith, were considered coarse and distasteful.

Q: What element was lacking in young directors of the 80s that indicated that their passion for filmmaking was "unconnected to anything deeper than celluloid"?

Q: Olivier's film version of Hamlet was a technically amateurish production since Olivier's passion was live theater.

Q: Unlike Sennett, Charlie Chaplin realized a. nothing transcended character. b. nothing transcended goof looks. c. nothing transcended crude, physical humor. d. nothing transcended editing style.

Q: Why was the Disney studio successful in the 80s?

Q: Like other countries, Great Britain's movie industry produced one war movie after another during the war.

Q: All of the following major comedic talents worked for Max Sennett except a. Buster Keaton. b. Fatty Arbuckle. c. Charlie Chaplin. d. Harold Lloyd.

Q: Matching1) Terry Gilliam ___2) Jonathan Demme ___3) David Lynch ___4) Mark Lester ___5) Oliver Stone ___6) Robert Zemeckis ___7) Barry Levinson ___8) Spike Lee ___9) Lawrence Kasdan ___10) David Cronenberg ___a. Do the Right Thingb. Salvadorc. The Flyd. Commandoe. Eraserheadf. Rain Mang. Something Wildh. Brazili. Romancing the Stonej. The Big Chill

Q: The vast majority of Soviet film technicians and artists managed to escape and survive the horrors visited upon their country in World War II.

Q: The movies first important comedienne was a. Marie Dressler. b. Lucille Ball. c. Mabel Normand . d. Mary Pickford.

Q: Tim Burton likes fable-like narratives, the grotesque and the bizarre, black comedy and campy wit, as well as youth and childhood fears.

Q: The favorite American movies of Josef Stalin were gangster movies.

Q: Mack Sennett's comedy a. worked off the odd idea that cops were funny. b. often piled comic incidents to a "rally." c. were populated by character types like the Unfaithful Wife. d. all of the above

Q: Oliver Stone had trouble avoiding criticizing the conservative status quo of the 1980s.

Q: The few French directors who remained in France during the war concentrated on making period and fantasy films.

Q: Which Cecil B. De Mille movie was hailed by the French as a breakthrough in mise en scene? a. Dream Street b. The Cheat c. Tumbleweeds d. none of the above

Q: Robert Zemeckis knew immediate success when he entered the movie because he worked for Steven Spielberg.

Q: Nazi propaganda films were efforts to depict conditions in Germany truthfully.

Q: Griffith's strengths included all of the following except a. creating clinical documentation. b. creating emotional reactions. c. creating lost worlds. d. creating poetry and drama.

Q: It is likely that Lawrence Kasdan would have been terribly unhappy working in the old studio system, directing conventional movies.

Q: What caused neorealism to wane in Italy in the 1940s? a. the Andreoti Law b. the introduction of color film c. the economic "miracle" of the country d. none of the above

Q: Who was probably responsible, though uncredited, with creating the Hollywood studio system? a. William S. Hart b. Max Sennett c. Donald MacKenzie d. Thomas Ince

Q: Television had virtually no influence on movies or movie making.

Q: Which of the following American actors starred in Luchino Visconti's The Leopard? a. Kirk Douglas b. Burt Lancaster c. Robert Mitchum d. Raymond Burr

Q: A director whom Griffith did not "train" was a. Henry King b. John Ford c. Tod Browning d. Raoul Walsh

Q: Hollywood resisted the increasing influence of Reagan conservatism.

Q: Vittorio De Sica teamed with Cesare Zavattini to create which of the following films: a. The Bicycle Thief b. Umberto D c. Miracle in Milan d. all of the above

Q: Who, of the following, was Griffith's most expressive female actor? a. Dorothy Gish b. Pearl White c. Lillian Gish d. Fannie Ward

Q: Packaging and marketing often turned an okay movie like Stakeout into a blockbuster.

Q: What film is considered the precursor of neorealism in Italy after World War II? a. Ossessione b. La Terra Trema c. A Day in the Country d. The Stranger

Q: In Intolerance, Griffith used which of the following: a. near-subliminal, stream-of-consciousness flow. b. cross cutting, including shots lasting 8 frames. c. a sort of "crane" shot. d. all of the above

Q: Disney's Touchstone studio is an example of the re-emergence of the studio system (though this new system lacked the power of the old system) in Hollywood.

Q: Which of the following is true about Italian neorealism? a. focused on ordinary people, played by non-professional actors b. stories were loose and episodic and filmed on actual locations, often outdoors c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

Q: One of the main detractions of The Birth of a Nation is a. the realism of its battle scenes. b. the clear racism demonstrated in the film. c. melodrama of the ride-to-the rescue climax. d. Billy Bitzer's camera work/cinematography

Q: In the early 80s, Hollywood wisely decided to back the nascent movie-rental business using video-tape technology.

Q: The Third Man is considered Carol Reed's finest achievement in part because of which of the following traits? a. rhythm and pacing b. use of black and white c. dialogue d. mood, ambiance, setting

Q: What was one technique that Biograph, as part of the Patents Company group, used to maintain rigid control of the early movie-making industry? a. It kept the names of the actors in its films secret. b. It limited the budgets of its directors. c. It moved its operations to California. d. None of the above

Q: The use of widescreen processes increased in the 1980s to accommodate audiences' renewed interest in the big-screen experience.

Q: David Lean's filmmaking style includes which one of the following? a. no class consciousness b. a single dominant acting star c. well written scripts d. low-quality production

Q: Which form of movie proved a staple of studios for 40 years? a. sequel b. noir c. serial d. romance

Q: Terry Gilliam began animating short films on television with a. Second City b. Saturday Night Live c. HeeHaw d. Monty Python

Q: British actors of the 1940s were trained in all the following except a. direction b. diction c. dancing d. dialects

Q: Which of the following editing techniques did Griffith make use of? a. parallel editing b. cross cutting c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

Q: The director who seems to revel in grotesque physical transformations is a. David Cronenberg b. Jonathan Demme c. John Huston d. Oliver Stone

Q: David Lean worked with Noel Coward on all of the following movies except a. The Happy Breed b. The Red Shoes c. Blithe Spirit d. Brief Encounters

Q: Which of the following is true about Griffith's early camera work? a. He filmed so that the projected image would move faster than normal. b. He filmed human subjects up close to intensify emotion. c. He shot in artificial lighting nearly exclusively. d. He shot scenes in a completely spontaneous, unrehearsed manner.

Q: Which of the following is not one of David Lynch's strange movies? a. The Fly b. Blue Velvet c. Eraserhead d. The Elephant Man

Q: Laurence Olivier used all of the following movie making techniques while directing Hamlet except a. voice-over interior monologues b. crane and dolly shots c. deep-focus photography d. short takes

Q: Which of the following companies was not a film leader in the Nickelodeon era? a. United Artists b. Biograph c. Vitagraph d. Kalem

Q: The director who basically remained beyond studio ties with movies like Lianna and Eight Men Out is a. Carl Franklin b. John Sayles c. Kevin Smith d. Anthony Hopkins

Q: Who led Great Britain's documentary-film effort to bolster that nation's morale during World War II? a. Carol Reed b. Laurence Olivier c. John Grierson d. Michael Powell

Q: Which of the following is not true about Nickelodeons? a. They were air conditioned. b. Their audiences came from the professional and upper classes. c. They showed full length (over 90 minutes) movies. d. None of the above

Q: While black Americans continued to make in-roads into Hollywood, perhaps the best black American director proved to be the star of Nike basketball shoe commercials: he was? a. Spike Lee b. Forest Whitaker c. Eddie Murphy d. Carl Franklin

Q: What types of films were brought to production immediately in postwar Russia? a. boy-loves- tractor b. historic heroes of the people c. science fiction d. crime thrillers

Q: What qualities do Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp movies possess that make them successful as stories and films?

Q: The Oliver Stone film considered superior to Platoon is a. Talk Radio b. Natural Born Killers c. Born on the Fourth of July d. Salvador

Q: French postwar movie making suffered from a. lack of capital. b. outmoded equipment. c. limited studio space. d. all of the above.

Q: Why would George Mlis feel right at home today at Pixar, Disney, or Dreamworks?

Q: All of the following are true of David Lynch movies except a. "a dream of dark and troubling things" b. "make[s] the irrational seductive and terrifying at the same time" c. successfully adapted Herbert's classic novel Dune for the screen d. dredges up images and inchoate concepts from the subconscious

Q: The children referred to in Marcel Carn 's Children of Paradise are a. naively hopeful characters b. low-class theater patrons c. neither of the above d. both of the above