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1

What is the name of the Marcel Ophüls documentary about Vichy-era France under Nazi Germany rule?

The Sorrow and the Pity

Shoah

The World at War

The Great Escape

Explanation

The Sorrow and the Pity is a documentary film, over four hours long, made in 1969 by Marcel Ophüls, a German born French-Jewish filmmaker. Ophüls interviewed a number of Nazi-collaborators in French, made easier by making the film only twenty five years after the fall of the Nazi-supported Vichy regime. The Sorrow and the Pity is widely held as one of the most important documentaries in film history, for both its filmmaking techniques and its ability to find information from important historical figures.

2

What is the name of the Marcel Ophüls documentary about Vichy-era France under Nazi Germany rule?

The Sorrow and the Pity

Shoah

The World at War

The Great Escape

Explanation

The Sorrow and the Pity is a documentary film, over four hours long, made in 1969 by Marcel Ophüls, a German born French-Jewish filmmaker. Ophüls interviewed a number of Nazi-collaborators in French, made easier by making the film only twenty five years after the fall of the Nazi-supported Vichy regime. The Sorrow and the Pity is widely held as one of the most important documentaries in film history, for both its filmmaking techniques and its ability to find information from important historical figures.

3

Alfred Hitchcock directed all of the following films except __________.

Raging Bull

Vertigo

Psycho

Rear Window

Strangers on a Train

Explanation

Alfred Hitchcock was a British director who began directing films in America in the late 1930s and became one of the most well known and popular filmakers in Hollywood for the next two decades. Among his works were Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and Vertigo. Raging Bull was a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese.

4

Alfred Hitchcock directed all of the following films except __________.

Raging Bull

Vertigo

Psycho

Rear Window

Strangers on a Train

Explanation

Alfred Hitchcock was a British director who began directing films in America in the late 1930s and became one of the most well known and popular filmakers in Hollywood for the next two decades. Among his works were Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and Vertigo. Raging Bull was a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese.

5

In film production, a "voiceover" refers to __________.

a narration or explanation not said by a character on screen

a rerecording of an actor's dialogue

one actor completely speaking over another one

the acting performance in an animated film

a musical piece laid underneath a scene of dialogue

Explanation

A "voiceover" generally refers to the spoken part in a film that is not said by a character on screen or a by any character seen in the film. Usually, voiceover is used as a form of narration, to explain or comment on the action of the film in a way the characters cannot. Voiceover is commonly found in documentaries as a way to tie the film's story together in absence of a traditional narrative.

6

In film production, a "voiceover" refers to __________.

a narration or explanation not said by a character on screen

a rerecording of an actor's dialogue

one actor completely speaking over another one

the acting performance in an animated film

a musical piece laid underneath a scene of dialogue

Explanation

A "voiceover" generally refers to the spoken part in a film that is not said by a character on screen or a by any character seen in the film. Usually, voiceover is used as a form of narration, to explain or comment on the action of the film in a way the characters cannot. Voiceover is commonly found in documentaries as a way to tie the film's story together in absence of a traditional narrative.

7

Who was the film director of the Godfather trilogy, 1972's The Godfather, 1974's The Godfather, Part II, and 1990's The Godfather Part III?

Francis Ford Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Federico Fellini

George Lucas

Arthur Penn

Explanation

The Godfather, based on a book by Mario Puzo, was released to great acclaim in 1972, and propelled its director Francis Ford Coppola and its stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Robert Duvall to fame. The Godfather films were all influential in moving the "gangster film" out of B-movie limbo into being considered a type of great film. The first two parts of the trilogy are considered among the greatest films of all time.

8

Which pioneering filmmaker made Intolerance in 1916 after receiving criticism for his 1915 film Birth of a Nation?

D.W. Griffith

Cecil B. DeMille

F.W. Murnau

Fritz Lang

Joseph von Sternberg

Explanation

The film Birth of a Nation was a massive success, becoming the first film ever shown at the White House. However, its heroic depiction of the Ku Klux Klan and virulent depiction of African-Americans caused criticism to be launched at its director, D.W. Griffith. In response, Griffith's next film, Intolerance, told the story of five civilizations who were ruined by their various forms of intolerance.

9

Who was the film director of the Godfather trilogy, 1972's The Godfather, 1974's The Godfather, Part II, and 1990's The Godfather Part III?

Francis Ford Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Federico Fellini

George Lucas

Arthur Penn

Explanation

The Godfather, based on a book by Mario Puzo, was released to great acclaim in 1972, and propelled its director Francis Ford Coppola and its stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Robert Duvall to fame. The Godfather films were all influential in moving the "gangster film" out of B-movie limbo into being considered a type of great film. The first two parts of the trilogy are considered among the greatest films of all time.

10

Which pioneering filmmaker made Intolerance in 1916 after receiving criticism for his 1915 film Birth of a Nation?

D.W. Griffith

Cecil B. DeMille

F.W. Murnau

Fritz Lang

Joseph von Sternberg

Explanation

The film Birth of a Nation was a massive success, becoming the first film ever shown at the White House. However, its heroic depiction of the Ku Klux Klan and virulent depiction of African-Americans caused criticism to be launched at its director, D.W. Griffith. In response, Griffith's next film, Intolerance, told the story of five civilizations who were ruined by their various forms of intolerance.

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