Deck 19: International Cinema in the 1990s

Question 1

Jane Campion of New Zealand made which of the following acclaimed movie set in New Zealand with,principally,American stars.

A)Once Were Warriors
B)The Piano
C)Babe
D)Angel at My Table

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is true of Irish movies in the 1990s?

A)written by Irish screenwriters
B)often produced by British television
C)often anti-authoritarian
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The country that produces more movies each year than any other country in the world is

A)India.
B)Hong Kong.
C)America.
D)Great Britain.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The following is true about Scottish director Ken Loach's typical film in the 90s

A)unhappy ending
B)highly structured
C)rightist orientation
D)big-issue topics
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Question 5

All of the following are true about a typical Mike Leigh film except

A)realistic settings
B)strict adherence to script
C)often very unlikable characters
D)plain visual style

Question 6

The country whose actors have been the envy of the world is

A)Ireland.
B)Australia.
C)Scotland.
D)Britain.

Question 7

Conflict in an Irish film from the 90s was often centered on

A)class.
B)religion.
C)neither a nor b
D)both a and b

Question 8

A character's tears dry and thus provide salt for the family - an example of magical realism - is a scene from what popular Mexican movie?

A)Like Water for Chocolate
B)Alley of Miracles
C)Bravo
D)My Finance

Question 9

Many countries tried to stem the tide of American movie domination by deregulating their television industries,which,in turn,financed their movies.___

Question 10

The biggest grossing foreign language movie ever in U.S.history in the 1990s was

A)Farewell My Concubine
B)Il Postino
C)Life Is Beautiful
D)Belle Epoque
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Question 11

The top American grossing movie in foreign countries in 1990 was Pretty Woman.
___

Question 12

On the continent,which national cinema probably was the healthiest in the 1990s?

A)France
B)Germany
C)Scandinavia
D)Spain

Question 13

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has been compared to the off-beat American director

A)Jim Jarmusch
B)Kevin Smith
C)Tim Burton
D)John Waters

Question 14

One of the problems that foreign-born directors experienced in the 1990s was

A)language barriers.
B)constant union strikes.
C)growing censorship.
D)none of the above

Question 15

What was true about the level of success of American movies overseas in the 90s?

A)They were not as successful as British movies were.
B)They generated many new foreign-born movie stars.
C)They captured over 70% of the entertainment dollars that overseas patrons spent.
D)none of the above

Question 16

British cinema has proven to be one of the least diverse or most uniform in the world in terms of the kind(s)of movie made there.___

Question 17

Irish filmmakers in the 90s tended to do all of the following except

A)use stars.
B)tell stories.
C)depend on dialogue.
D)avoid genre/narrative conventions.

Question 18

Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi complained that control of Polish cinema in the 90s shifted away from the Russians to the

A)Poles.
B)Spanish.
C)French.
D)Americans.

Question 19

Typical traits found in Hong Kong movies of the 1990s include which of the following:

A)sophisticated humor
B)chaotic violence
C)strong sense of family
D)poetic visual style

Question 20

The British director (actually Irish born)who was able to turn Shakespeare's plays into fully realized and effective movies was

A)Alan Parker
B)Iain Softley
C)Kenneth Branagh
D)Jim Sheridan

Question 21

Australia and New Zealand produce very different movies despite their geographical proximity because they have very different cultures.___

Question 22

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Terry George ___

Question 23

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Neil Jordan ___ j.Shallow Grave

Question 24

Since Bill Forsyth's Gregory's Girl in 1981,more than 40 movies have been made in Scotland.___
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Question 25

Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita was so American in subject and style that one critic said the film signaled the end of true French movies.___

Question 26

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Iain Softley ___

Question 27

What contributed to the basic health of French cinema in the 90s?

Question 28

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Ang Lee ___ h.The Wings of the Dove

Question 29

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Chris Noonan ___

Question 30

How did America come to dominate the European film landscape in the 90s?

Question 31

Italian cinema continued its great cinema innovation and production numbers even into the 1990s.___

Question 32

Irish films focus exclusively on "the Troubles" that have long existed between Northern Ireland and the IRA.___

Question 33

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Danny Boyle ___

Question 34

Out of the Irish problems have emerged many world-class films producing an unprecedented economic boom in Ireland.___

Question 35

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Michael Radford ___

Question 36

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Bille August ___ i.Some Mother's Son

Question 37

One of the themes that the Kitchen Sink-style filmmakers take up over and over is class satisfaction and harmony.___

Question 38

What qualities did British filmmakers possess which helped make British movie making diverse and resurgent in the 90s?
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Question 39

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Jim Sheridan ___

Question 40

Matching
a.Babe
b.Il Postino
c.The Butcher Boy
d.In the Name of the Father
e.Eat Drink Man Woman
f.Jerusalem
g.Strictly Ballroom
h.The Wings of the Dove
i.Some Mother's Son
j.Shallow Grave
Baz Luhrman ___

Question 41

What led the Communist Chinese government to relax its grip somewhat on Chinese filmmakers?

Question 42

What are the qualities of Irish movies that made them "Irish" in the 90s?

Question 43

To what extent was American film dominance worldwide a positive and/ or negative force in the 90s?

Question 44

In filmmaking,which is the more ruinous to the enterprise: political oppression/ censorship or economic impoverishment/ lack of resources?

Question 45

Why don't Indian movies fare well outside of India?