Deck 21: International Cinema Since 2000

Question 1

The leading director of the Kitchen Sink school in Britain is

A)Stephen Frears
B)Mike Leigh
C)Joe Wright
D)Larry Charles

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The principal characteristic of Latin American movies is

A)right-wing politics
B)consciously intellectual
C)pro-American
D)serious and sexless
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Answer 3

C

Question 4

The conflict between the powerful Hollywood and struggling cinemas of smaller countries has ceased in the 2000s.___

Question 5

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

Question 6

Many successful movies like the Lord of the Ring Trilogy have primarily been international co-productions.___

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

The prize-winning animated movie,though French,co-directed by Marjane Satrapi, that focuses on the struggles of a young Iranian woman is

A)Moolaadé
B)Persepolis
C)Taste of Cherry
D)Osama

Question 10

The Spanish director known for his insights into the female psyche is

A)Penelope Cruz
B)Guillermo del Toro
C)Pedro Almodóvar
D)none of the above

Question 11

The country which has produced the most promising films since 2000 in Eastern Europe is

A)Poland
B)Romania
C)Czechoslovakia
D)Bosnia

Question 12

The overriding theme of Islamic films is

A)oppression of women
B)anti-Semitism
C)anti-West
D)jihad justification
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Question 13

The catch word of movie making in the 2000s is

A)slash
B)globalization
C)innovate
D)tradition

Question 14

French filmmaker Jean Pierre Jeunet directed all of the following films except

A)Alien
B)Delicatessen
C)City of Lost Children
D)Amélie

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

One of the most prolific film producing countries in the world is

A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Egypt
D)Niger

Question 18

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

Question 19

British cinema has continued to languish in the 2000s.___

Question 20

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

Question 21

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Paradise Now ___

Question 22

What do ethnic comedies in the 2000s usually deal with?

Question 23

No German movie has won an Oscar in the 2000s.___

Question 24

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon ___

Question 25

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Children of Men ___

Question 26

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Osama ___

Question 27

Martial-arts movies,popular with young males,often are comprised of improbable events and cardboard stereotypes.___

Question 28

Policies of democratically elected governments in Latin American countries helped the film industry to erupt there.___

Question 29

How does Yuen Wo Ping,choreographer of The Matrix Trilogy,achieve his "action as dance" effect?

Question 30

Iraqi filmmakers have cemented their position as world-class movie makers since
2000.___

Question 31

Iranian filmmakers have become among the most admired in the world.____

Question 32

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Letters from
Iwo Jima

Question 33

What has been Islamic filmmakers' response to their harassment for making movies sympathetic to women?

Question 34

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Maria Full of Grace ___

Question 35

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
The Queen ___

Question 36

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
Kandahar ___

Question 37

Mexican directors like Guillermo del Toro generally make more money in Mexico than in the U.S.___
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Question 38

Romanian filmmakers and Islamic filmmakers share many filmmaking techniques with Italian neorealists.___

Question 39

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
The Lives of Others ___

Question 40

Matching
a.won the Golden Globe as Best Foreign film
b.a pregnant teen decides to become a drug mule
c.action as dance
d.two friends from childhood become suicide bombers
e.Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for her performance
f.portrayal of "the devastated,hopeless,soul of a nation"
g.political black comedy from Bosnia
h.raising the American flag is but a dot in the distance
i.political thriller about "big brother" surveillance
j.in a childless dystopian world,a single female miraculously becomes pregnant
No Man's Land ___

Question 41

What has enabled movie making to tear down barriers to become an inter-cultural,international art form and business?

Question 42

Why is the journey motif an effective story-telling device in movies?
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Question 43

Has filmmaking been an aid or a hindrance to women internationally in the 2000s?

Question 44

Why does neorealism continue to show up in the films of very different cultures like Romania and Iran?

Question 45

To what tradition is Guillermo del Toro's Pan Labyrinth indebted?