Question 1

Robert Bresson is compared to all of the following directors except

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A) Howard Hawks 
B) Yasujiro Ozu 
C) Kenji Mizoguchi 
D) Carl Dreyer 
A) Howard Hawks 
B) Yasujiro Ozu 
C) Kenji Mizoguchi 
D) Carl Dreyer

Question 2

Until the New Wave movement at the end of the 50s,the French film industry was

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A) mediocre. 
B) innovative. 
C) nonexistent. 
D) derivative. 
A) mediocre. 
B) innovative. 
C) nonexistent. 
D) derivative.

Question 3

Jaques Tati worked austerely as did Bresson,but was a more cheerful artist as can be seen in Jour d' Fête.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What kinds of characters was Federico Fellini basically drawn to in his films during this period?

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Federico Fellini, the renowned Italian f

Question 5

How were women portrayed in international films of the 50s?

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In international films of the 50s, women

Question 6

The English produced some fine films in which one of the following genres during the 50s?

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A) comedies 
B) mysteries 
C) war movies 
D) none of the above 
A) comedies 
B) mysteries 
C) war movies 
D) none of the above

Question 7

The most commercial French director of the period probably was

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A) Francois Truffaut 
B) Rene Clement 
C) Jean Luc Goddard 
D) Eric Rohmer 
A) Francois Truffaut 
B) Rene Clement 
C) Jean Luc Goddard 
D) Eric Rohmer

Question 8

What is not true regarding Kenji Mizoguchi's depiction of women in his Japanese women's pictures?

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A) portrayed lives of prostitutes 
B) portrayed lives of the middle class 
C) portrayed lives of the aristocracy 
D) portrayed lives of professional women 
A) portrayed lives of prostitutes 
B) portrayed lives of the middle class 
C) portrayed lives of the aristocracy 
D) portrayed lives of professional women

Question 9

Most of Federico Fellini's work focuses on scenes of

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A) revelations of private anguish and regret. 
B) boisterous public revels. 
C) neither of the above 
D) both of the above 
A) revelations of private anguish and regret. 
B) boisterous public revels. 
C) neither of the above 
D) both of the above

Question 10

Who of the following is considered the most Western of Japanese filmmakers?

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A) Akira Kurosawa 
B) Kenji Mizoguchi 
C) Yasuiru Ozu 
D) none of the above 
A) Akira Kurosawa 
B) Kenji Mizoguchi 
C) Yasuiru Ozu 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Matching
-Rashomon ___

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A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star 
A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star

Question 12

Early Frederico Fellini movies are characterized by

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A) violence. 
B) surrealism. 
C) neorealism. 
D) autobiography. 
A) violence. 
B) surrealism. 
C) neorealism. 
D) autobiography.

Question 13

Matching
-Seven Samurai ___

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A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star 
A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star

Question 14

All of the following are true of Akira Kurosawa's techniques except

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A) made cameo appearances in his movies 
B) worked on the scripts of his movies 
C) used multiple cameras to shoot his movies 
D) painstakingly used sound in his movies 
A) made cameo appearances in his movies 
B) worked on the scripts of his movies 
C) used multiple cameras to shoot his movies 
D) painstakingly used sound in his movies

Question 15

What condition do Robert Bresson's characters find themselves in;and how or when are they able to change,if not improve their condition?

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Robert Bresson's characters often find t

Question 16

What film trait did Yasujiro Ozu detest?

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A) special effects 
B) music 
C) plot 
D) color 
A) special effects 
B) music 
C) plot 
D) color

Question 17

Matching
-An Autumn Afternoon ___

Accepted Answer

A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star 
A) Kenji Mizoguchi film about the middle class 
B) Robert Bresson movie set almost entirely in a jail 
C) Bergman's only successful comedy 
D) creates a hauntingly diaphanous dream world 
E) Yasujiro Ozu film of a widower's sacrifice
F)basis for The Magnificent Seven
G)Fellini movie about decadence of the privileged
H)means "song of the road," won Cannes Jury Prize
I)Ingmar Bergman's allegory set in medieval times
J)established Toshiro Mifune as a star

Question 18

Akira Kurosawa often used Shakespeare and other Western sources for inspiration in his movies.___

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What kind of images was Robert Bresson drawn to in his films during this period?

Accepted Answer

Robert Bresson, a renowned French film d

Question 20

Ingmar Bergman made movies which

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A) were always realistic. 
B) were sometimes realistic,and sometimes allegorical. 
C) were comedic views of Swedish life. 
D) only b and c 
A) were always realistic. 
B) were sometimes realistic,and sometimes allegorical. 
C) were comedic views of Swedish life. 
D) only b and c

Exam 11: International Cinema in the 1950s

Robert Bresson is compared to all of the following directors except

Until the New Wave movement at the end of the 50s,the French film industry was

Jaques Tati worked austerely as did Bresson,but was a more cheerful artist as can be seen in Jour d' Fête.___

What kinds of characters was Federico Fellini basically drawn to in his films during this period?

How were women portrayed in international films of the 50s?

The English produced some fine films in which one of the following genres during the 50s?

The most commercial French director of the period probably was

What is not true regarding Kenji Mizoguchi's depiction of women in his Japanese women's pictures?

Most of Federico Fellini's work focuses on scenes of

Who of the following is considered the most Western of Japanese filmmakers?

Matching -Rashomon ___

Early Frederico Fellini movies are characterized by

Matching -Seven Samurai ___

All of the following are true of Akira Kurosawa's techniques except

What condition do Robert Bresson's characters find themselves in;and how or when are they able to change,if not improve their condition?

What film trait did Yasujiro Ozu detest?

Matching -An Autumn Afternoon ___

Akira Kurosawa often used Shakespeare and other Western sources for inspiration in his movies.___

What kind of images was Robert Bresson drawn to in his films during this period?

Ingmar Bergman made movies which

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