TFM 364-A Final Guide Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does a detective film do for the viewer? - CORRECT ANSWER Makes the viewer feel
like everything is right in the world because justice has been restored in the film.
How does it seem to restore the status quo and stop evil and chaos? - CORRECT
ANSWER The detective faces a situation in which order is replaced with chaos. In discovering
the truth, Holmes not only delivers justice, but restores order. The classic detective solves the crime
and makes society a better, safer place. In other words, he succeeds on all possible levels.
Who are the two major authors who popularized the hard-boiled detective novel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett
What is the attitude of the detective - about his world, about his business, about himself? - CORRECT
ANSWER In The Big Sleep, Marlowe is always in control. Even when he is uncertain about the
details of the case, he has a smooth power about him which remains in any situation. Villains never
really have the drop on him, even if they occasionally knock him senseless. More important - he is
cynical, doesn't trust anyone. Sees the world around him as evil and dirty.
What are the two important elements of noir? - CORRECT ANSWER Visual Design - Dark in
visual style, shadowy, dark, mysterious and atmosphere (Bleak)
Worldview - Hopeless, cynical, bitter
Know the two types of common female characters in noir: - CORRECT ANSWER The sweet
innocent who needs saving - weak but pretty. Brings out the detective's human side
The femme fatale - Beautiful and alluring, impossible to resist. Like a black widow spider weaving a
web
Frank Capra - CORRECT ANSWER May 18, 1897 - September 3, 1991
Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the
major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s
It Happened One Night
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does a detective film do for the viewer? - CORRECT ANSWER Makes the viewer feel
like everything is right in the world because justice has been restored in the film.
How does it seem to restore the status quo and stop evil and chaos? - CORRECT
ANSWER The detective faces a situation in which order is replaced with chaos. In discovering
the truth, Holmes not only delivers justice, but restores order. The classic detective solves the crime
and makes society a better, safer place. In other words, he succeeds on all possible levels.
Who are the two major authors who popularized the hard-boiled detective novel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett
What is the attitude of the detective - about his world, about his business, about himself? - CORRECT
ANSWER In The Big Sleep, Marlowe is always in control. Even when he is uncertain about the
details of the case, he has a smooth power about him which remains in any situation. Villains never
really have the drop on him, even if they occasionally knock him senseless. More important - he is
cynical, doesn't trust anyone. Sees the world around him as evil and dirty.
What are the two important elements of noir? - CORRECT ANSWER Visual Design - Dark in
visual style, shadowy, dark, mysterious and atmosphere (Bleak)
Worldview - Hopeless, cynical, bitter
Know the two types of common female characters in noir: - CORRECT ANSWER The sweet
innocent who needs saving - weak but pretty. Brings out the detective's human side
The femme fatale - Beautiful and alluring, impossible to resist. Like a black widow spider weaving a
web
Frank Capra - CORRECT ANSWER May 18, 1897 - September 3, 1991
Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the
major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s
It Happened One Night
