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film history quiz 3

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What type of book does Holland read to his fellow guest in the beginning of The Lavender Hill Mob? American crime novel
In what country does The Lavender Hill Mob open and close? Brazil
Why does the gang in The Lavender Hill Mob have to partake in the heist so quickly? Because Holland is given a promotion that will remove him from the bullion office within the week
The film "spins" out of control when Holland and Pendlebry are forced to do what? Run down the steps of the Eiffel tower
In pursuit of the last gold statue, Holland and Pendlebry inadvertently attend what exhibition in The Lavender Hill Mob? A police procedure exhibition
In the final car chase, what song invades the police radios in The Lavender Hill Mob? Old macdonald
In La Ronde, the "master of ceremonies" leads us into the film. Which of the following best represents thew style of this opening? Direct address in one continuous shot
Why does the "master of ceremonies" repeatedly appear in La Ronde? To guide characters to the next encounter
The central theme expressed in La Ronde is what? The lengths people will go to experience love
What happens to the "master of ceremonies" carousel in the middle of the section "Young Man and Married Woman" in La Ronde? It overheats
The "Married Man and Young Girl" section of La Ronde takes place during what? Three-course meal
The Young Girl leaves the Married Man for the attraction of what in La Ronde? Poet
La Ronde is a film that never wants its audience to forget what? Its artificiality
The criminal gang in The Ladykillers meet in a room rented out by Mrs. Wilberforce. What occupation do they claim to use the room for? To practice their music (as a string quintet)
Ealing comedies, such as Passport to Pimlico, promote ________ as a reassuring standard in Britain? Eccentricity
Mrs. Wilberforce is most definitely the most important character in The Ladykillers. What is she explaining to the superintendent at the beginning of the film? A mistaken sighting of a spaceship
Mrs. Wilberforce's house is sinking in The Ladykillers. (It has subsidence.) Why? World war II bombing
Four of the gang create a great mess helping Mrs. Wilberforce to give General Gordon his medicine in The Ladykillers. Who/what is General Gordon? Parrot
Mrs. Wilberforce collects the trunk full of "loot" from the railway station in The Ladykillers, but she frightens the gang when she returns to the station a few moments later. What implement features heavily in all these activities? Umbrella
Why does the gang in The Ladykillers resort to drawing straws? To decide who kills Mrs. Wilberforce
How does Major Courtney die in The Ladykillers? He falls off the roof with the chimney pot
How is each body disposed of in The Ladykillers? Dropped into an empty train wagon
Mrs. Wilberforce "wins" in every way in The Ladykillers because she represents that aspect of British society in Ealing comedies that no individual can seemingly counter. What is it? Genteel tradition
Bob Le Flambeur director, Jean Pierre Melville, was well-known for his love of what? Americana
In the clip from Bob Le Flambeur, Bob describes the planned heist. How does he explain the gang's individual positions? Physically placing them on a scale map marked on the ground
Bob's explanation of the heist is followed by what in Bob Le Flambeur? A visual presentation of events as Bob hoped they would be
Which famous duo produced the film The Red Shoes? Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
In The Red Shoes, the shoes are symbols of what? Ambition
In the clip from The Red Shoes, the shoemaker leads Victoria (the female dancer) through many different scenes. What happens to those scenes near the end of the clip? They transform into flat images that she continues to dance across
In The Red Shoes, what remains as a reminder of the shoes in the off-stage scenes? Red hue
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