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France: Poetic Realism, the Popular Front and the Occupation, 1930-1945
Multiple Choice
1
Which of the following best characterizes the French film industry in the 1930s?
A)
a stable oligopoly of film companies, as in the United States
B)
nationalization, as in the USSR and Germany
C)
domination by a single large, successful firm that drove others out of business
D)
a large number of small, often unstable, firms competed with each other but often failed due to financial difficulties and corruption
2
What industrial factor may explain why so many enduring films were made in France during the 1930s?
A)
the strength of the industry offered large budgets to filmmakers
B)
generous government subsidies ensured that directors would get funded regardless of box office success
C)
the decentralized structure of the industry allowed directors to work on their own
D)
all of the above
3
What surrealist-inspired French director of early film musicals was the most prominent French director of the early 1930s?
A)
Jean Vigo
B)
René Clair
C)
Jean Renoir
D)
Jacques Prévert
4
What surrealist-inspired Jean Vigo film was banned for its anti-authority and anti-church content?
A)
L'Atalante
B)
A Propos de Nice
C)
Le Million
D)
Zero for Conduct
5
Which of the following was
not
a production trend in French cinema of the early 1930s?
A)
Popular Front films
B)
adaptations of well known novels and plays
C)
films directed by émigré directors from elsewhere in Europe
D)
everyday realism
6
What Poetic Realist film directed by Marcel Carné stars Jean Gabin as a pensive killer trapped in his apartment telling his story in flashbacks?
A)
Quai des brumes
B)
Pépé le Moko
C)
La Chienne
D)
Le Jour se lève
7
What stylistic technique was pioneered by Jean Renoir in films such as
Rules of the Game
?
A)
the montage sequence
B)
the long take
C)
multi-track sound recording
D)
crane shots
8
What Popular Front film directed by Jean Renoir dramatizes the French Revolution by mixing everyday occurrences with major historical events?
A)
La Marseillaise
B)
La Vie est à nous
C)
Rules of the Game
D)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
9
Which of the following is
not
true of the French film industry during World War II?
A)
the largest producer in this period was a French subsidiary of a German company
B)
the Germans encouraged French film production
C)
censorship under the Vichy government was harsher than under the Germans
D)
films during this period were typically pro-fascist; censors forbade pro-French films from being made
10
What sort of French films were most notable during World War II?
A)
films addressing social problems
B)
pro-German propaganda films
C)
comedies and melodramas made with impressive sets and major stars
D)
all of the above
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