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International Trends of the 1920s
Multiple Choice
1
What was the motivation behind the formation of "Film Europe"?
A)
to create a European system for distributing imported Hollywood films
B)
to create a European system for exporting European films to the United States
C)
to create a system of government subsidies for the construction of new film studios
D)
to create a system of co-operation among European nations to expand film distribution within Europe
2
What is a coproduction?
A)
a film made by producers from more than one country
B)
a film with more than one producer
C)
a film produced with government assistance
D)
a film produced by its director
3
Which European nation had the strongest film production industry in the 1920s?
A)
Great Britain
B)
Germany
C)
France
D)
Italy
4
What was the "International Style"?
A)
a stylistic alternative to Impressionism, Expressionism, and Montage
B)
the European term for Hollywood-style filmmaking
C)
the term used to describe Hollywood films directed by European directors
D)
a trend in international avant-garde cinema that combined elements of Impressionism, Expressionism, and Montage
5
Which film directed by Danish director Carl Dreyer blended influences from the German, French and Soviet avant-garde movements, and came to be seen as one of the greatest silent film masterpieces?
A)
Michael
B)
The Passion of Joan of Arc
C)
Vampyr
D)
Napoléon
6
With what trend in 1920s experimental cinema are Hans Richter, Walter Ruttmann, and Viking Eggeling all associated?
A)
Dada
B)
Expressionist animation
C)
abstract animation
D)
cinéma pur
7
Which of the following is not an example of a Dada film?
A)
Ballet mécanique
B)
Anémic cinéma
C)
Entr'acte
D)
Retour á la raison
8
Which avant-garde movement made films that attempted to represent the incoherent narratives of dreams?
A)
cinéma pur
B)
surrealism
C)
Dada
D)
abstract animation
9
Who made
Un Chien Andalou
?
A)
Marcel Duchamp
B)
Man Ray
C)
Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy
D)
Salvador Dalì and Luis Buñuel
10
What 1920s genre combined experimental and documentary forms?
A)
city symphony
B)
cinéma pur
C)
surrealism
D)
experimental narrative
11
Which of the following was not an important documentary film director of the 1920s?
A)
Dziga Vertov
B)
Esfir Shub
C)
Cecil Hepworth
D)
Robert Flaherty
12
What genre of Japanese cinema is characterized by historical subjects with much action?
A)
gendai-geki
B)
jidai-geki
C)
chambara
D)
kabuki
13
Who were
benshi
?
A)
brave samurai warriors in historical films
B)
Japanese movie fans
C)
film directors
D)
commentators who accompanied silent Japanese films by explaining action and imitating dialogue
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