Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Matching
-Danny Boyle ___

Accepted Answer

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 
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 J

Question 3

Matching
-Terry George ___

Accepted Answer

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 
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 I

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

In the 1990s, America came to dominate t

Question 6

Matching
-Chris Noonan ___

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Matching
-Neil Jordan ___ j.Shallow Grave

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The American film dominance worldwide in

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 13

Matching
-Michael Radford ___

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the basic

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Both political oppression/censorship and

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Matching
-Baz Luhrman ___

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Exam 19: International Cinema in the 1990s

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

Matching -Danny Boyle ___

Matching -Terry George ___

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

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

Matching -Chris Noonan ___

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

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

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

Matching -Neil Jordan ___ j.Shallow Grave

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

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

Matching -Michael Radford ___

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

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

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

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

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

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

Matching -Baz Luhrman ___

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