World Cinema Midterm Exam

Which former russian leader famously declared cinematography to be ‘An empty, usless and pernicious diversion’

Nicholas II

Which soviet leader stated that of all the arts, Cinema is the most important for us.

Vladimir Lenin

Which creative camp of soviet filmmaking followed old Theatrical traditions with tomance, humor, and heroics

Right wing

What was the title of the controversial 1927 Soviet right wing film directed by Abram Room that focused on polygamy, housing shortages, and abortion

Bed and sofa

Who led the left-wing Kino Eye group and theorized newsreels and documentary filmmaking

Dziga Vertov

Which ukrainian filmmaker and painter was known for ambiguous scene relationships, wide angled shots, and poetic meaphors of life and death in the films like “Earth”

Alexander Dovzhenko

in 1928, what film by Dziga Vertov that potrays a day in the life of a typical russian city

The Man with the Movie Camera

Which filmmaker sought a ‘Montage of atttractions’ - a series of sensory experiences designed to provoke specific emotions and psychological responses form the spectator

Sergei Eisenstein

In Sergei Eisenstin’s film “Battleship Potemkin” what is the most recognizable scene

Odessa Steps

What term describes the soviet casting practive of choosing performers who “Look the part”

Typage

What historical event during the late 1800s involved powerful European countries forcibly claiming ownership of African lands, peoples, and systems of government?

Colonization

Who is widely regarded as the father of African film, Such as “Borom Sarret and “La Noire De” and “Xala”

Ousmane Sembene

What was the significance of Ousmane Sembène's 1963 short film 'Borom Sarret'?

Regarded as the first film made in Africa

In Ousmane Sembène's satirical film 'Xala', what does the protagonist's sudden crippling erectile dysfunction symbolize?

The failure of post independence african governments to be useful or effective

Which Senegalese road movie directed by Djibril Diop Mambety follows a young couple dreaming of escaping Dakar for the promised land of France?

Touki-Bouki

Which film by Souleymane Cissé explores the mythology and culture of the Bambara people of Western Sudan and became the first African film to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival?

Yeleen

What major franchise began with 'Dr No' in 1962 and cemented Sean Connery as an iconic British superspy during the swinging sixties?

Jame Bond Franchiese

Which 1962 epic biographical adventure drama directed by David Lean stars Peter O'Toole as a British scholar and military strategist uniting Arab tribes against the Turks?

Lawrence of Arabia

During Hollywood's 1920s boom, major studios produced and exhibited their own films in grand venues known as what?

Move Palaces

Who is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, having made 70 features between 1914 and 1958?

Cecil B. DeMille

What was notable about Erich von Stroheim's 1924 silent masterpiece 'Greed'? (holy grail)

Its was originally about 8 hours long before being cut down to 4 hours

Which iconic British-born silent film creator developed the worldwide screen persona known as 'The Tramp'?

Charilie Chaplin

What term refers to Japanese live commentators who narrated and explained silent films to theater audiences?

Benshi

What was the historical significance of Alan Crosland’s 1927 film “The jazz singer”

It was the first film to include audio, though only for its musical sequences

Which film released in 1928 is recognized as the first official “All talking” Feature film (“Talkie”)

The Lights of New York

Which term describes German chamber-play films ('chamber play film') based on theatre that offered an intimate portrayal of lower-middle-class life with very few characters and single settings?

Kammerspielfim

Which acclaimed German filmmaker directed historical dramas like 'Madame Du Barry' (Passion, 1919) and 'Anna Boleyn' (1920) before moving to Hollywood in 1922?

Ernst Lubitsch

Dubbed the 'Master of Darkness' by the British Film Institute, which Austrian-German filmmaker co-wrote the dystopian sci-fi masterpiece 'Metropolis' (1927) with his wife Thea von Harbou?

Fritz Lang

Which landmark 1922 horror film directed by F.W. Murnau starred Max Schreck as Count Orlok and served as an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'?

Nosferatu

What term is used in French cinema and Soviet film theory (from 'monter') to describe assembling and mounting shots through editing as the ultimate creative act?

Montage

Which Film technique creates a visual divide on the screen allowing audiences to view separate characters- Such as two people talking on the phone.

Split screen

What Lighting style, heavily utilized in German Expressionism, relies on start coontrasts, deep shadows, and ____ To establish mood and character emotion

Key Light

Which African country was colonized by France, leading to severe restrictions where native Africans were forbidden by colonial authorities to make their own films until independence in 1960?

Senegal

What language was used by Ousmane Sembène in his groundbreaking film 'Mandabi' to break away from using colonial French?

Wolof

Which artistic movement and cultural phenomenon Characterized Britain in the 1960s with an emphasis on youth, pop music, modern fashion.

The swinging sixties

Which studio created the long-running 'Carry On' comedy film franchise beginning with 'Carry On Sergeant' in 1958?

Gerald Thomas

Which popular 1920s American film genre focused on social and moral concerns, exemplified by titles like 'Where Are My Children?' (1916) and 'The People vs. John Doe' (1916)?

Problem Picture

Alexander Dovzhenko was originally trained and worked as a ________ before turning to filmmaking.

Painter

Sergei Eisenstein's early films like 'Strike' and 'Battleship Potemkin' featured the masses of people as the ultimate ________ rather than a single individual.

Hero

For Soviet filmmakers, assembling and mounting shots through ________ became the ultimate creative act.

Editing

Regardless of a film festival's host country, ________ subtitles are frequently required for international submissions, such as at Berlinale.

English

Ousmane Sembène turned to filmmaking to reach a wider audience because of the _____

Translation

Ousmane Sembène's 1963 film 'Borom Sarret' tells the story of a cart ________ in Dakar.

Driver

Ousmane Sembène's 'La Noire de...' ('Black Girl', 1966) tells the story of an African servant girl's ________ working for a French family.

Isolation

In Ousmane Sembène's 'Xala', it is not Western influence that Sembene rejects, but Western ________.

Capitalism

Souleymane Cissé's film 'Yeleen' explores the mythology and culture of the Bambara people, particularly the rituals of the secret society of the ________.

Komo

The 1960s in Britain was characterized by the Swinging Sixties, a youth movement emphasizing the new and ________.

Modern

The James Bond film franchise's notable third release, ________ (1964), cemented Sean Connery as superspy Bond.

GoldFinger

T.E. Lawrence was a British archaeological scholar, military strategist, and ________.

Author

Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 film 'The Squaw Man' was one of the first feature films made in ________.

Hollywood

Charlie Chaplin's 1921 film 'The Kid' was his first ________-length film as a director.

Full

The silent film genre depicting historical and biblical spectacles included monumental epics like 'The Ten Commandments' (1923) and ________ (1926).

Ben-Hur

Oscar Micheaux directed pioneering independent films known as ________ Movies, such as 'Birth of a Race' (1919) and 'Body and Soul' (1925).

Race

In Brazil during the silent era, filmed operettas with singers performing live behind the screen were called Fitas ________.

Cantatas

German Expressionism featured three predominant types and themes: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, and ________.

Kammerspiel

Fritz Lang was dubbed the 'Master of ________' by the British Film Institute.

Darkness

In Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' (1927), the screenplay was co-written with his wife, ________.

Thea Von Harbou

F.W. Murnau's 'Nosferatu' (1922) featured Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a ________ who preys on the wife of his estate agent.

Vampire

German Expressionist films utilized set designs with psychological dimensions, such as narrow, twisting ________.

Forms

Aspects of filmmaking include moving camera work such as panned, tilted, and trucking or ________.

Dollying

n German Expressionism and other modernist cinemas, camera angles included low camera angles and ________ camera angles.

High

In African cinema history, filmmaking served as a crucial tool for representing Africans on their own ________.

Terms

Ousmane Sembène's films explored themes including the history of colonialism, the failings of religion, and the critique of the new African ________.

Bourgeoisie

Souleymane Cissé's film 'Yeleen' (1987) was the first African film to win a prize at the ________ Film Festival.

Cannes

Most of the revenue of hollywood companies in 1920s came out from

“B” movies

What are the genres of hollywood films in the 1920’s

Westrerns, Problem Picture, Race movies

Who made the film “The Cabinet of Dr.Calligari”

Robert Weine

Herman warm, Walter Rohrig and Walter Reiman designed the sets for this film

The Cabinet of Dr Calligari

In the context of early Soviet cinema, how did the left wing generally differ from the right wing

Left wing films were more political content/ Documentry

What Historical Event and subsequence political shift drastically reshaped Russian Cinema

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

What practical production limitation faced by Soviet filmmakers during the post-revolutionary period directly encouraged the technique of remixing new footage with found materials?

A severe Shortage of raw film stock