FLME 2700 FINAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Akira Kurosawa - Answers - Japanese filmmaker, had a career that spanned from the
Second World War to the 1990s. Best known for his samurai epics.
Godzilla - Answers - Starting in 1954, the ___ series has become the longest-running
film series in movie history. Its has been featured in 33 official films produced by Toho
Company Ltd., many American-made Hollywood adaptations, and countless print
media, television shows, video games, toys and other merchandise.
Anime - Answers - In 1963, the Astroboy television series was the first ___. Next hit ___
to come down the pike was Speed Racer In 1967.
Beyond TV there've been several highly popular films put out since in the mid 80s.
Carl Dreyer - Answers - Created The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which, though a
failure on its release, is now considered one of the great artistic works of the twentieth
century. It was followed by Vampyr (1932) a mesmerizing horror fable, Day of Wrath
(1943) an intense tale of social repression made during the Nazi occupation of Denmark
and Ordet (1955) a shattering look at a farming family's inner religious world.
Ingmar Bergman - Answers - Yet his incredible run of successes in that era—including
The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and The Virgin Spring, haunting black-and-white
elegies on the nature of God and death—merely paved the way for a long and
continuously dazzling career that would take him from the daring "Silence of God"
trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence) to the existential terrors of
Cries and Whispers to the family epic Fanny and Alexander, with which he "retired" from
the cinema. ___ died in July 2007, leaving behind one of the richest bodies of work in
the history of cinema.
Expressionism - Answers - This genres elements (particularly sinister plots, horrific
events, and chiaroscuro lighting) continued to be highlighted in German cinema
throughout 1920's and into the 1930's.
Fritz Lang - Answers - Directed two of Pre-War Germany's most revered films; the
science fiction classic Metropolis (1927) and psychological thriller M (1931). The Nazi
Government offered him the job of head of the German Cinema Institute. He not only
turned them down but fled the country. Over the next 20 years, he directed numerous
American films. In the 1950s, in part because the film industry was in economic decline,
and also because of his long-standing reputation for being difficult with, and abusive to,
actors, he found it increasingly hard to get work.
, Wim Wenders - Answers - A New German Cinema Director. Important works include
Alice in the Cities, The American Friend, and Wings of Desire. Also successful and
influential in more mainstream cinema, with films such as Paris, Texas and Buena Vista
Social Club. Has directed music videos for U2. President of the European Film
Academy.
Werner Herzog - Answers - Only feature film director to have filmed on every single
continent, including Antartica. Long extended landscape shots are among his
trademarks.
Wolfgang Petersen - Answers - Created Das Boot, which led to "Hollywood" success.
Italian Neo Realism - Answers - An emphasis on the value of ordinary people - in
particular the poor
A preoccupation with Italy's Fascist past and its aftermath of wartime devastation
Used non-professional actors in major role
An avoidance of neatly or cleverly plotted stories
A dark and gritty sensibility that often focused on darker themes
Roberto Rossellini - Answers - This person's influential, documentary-like landmark film
Open City (1945) formally introduced Italian Neo-realism. It's a gritty and realistic post-
war film set in the underworld of war-time resistance, with the use of on-location
cinematography, grainy low-grade black-and-white film stock and untrained actors in
improvised scenes. This person wanted to portray the cruel atmosphere that existed
during Nazi occupation and many of the film's narrative elements are based on actual
events during this time.
Vittorio De Sica - Answers - The bycle Theives presents the pinnacle of the movement
Given and honorary Academy Award in 1950.
Federico Fellini - Answers - One of Italy's great modern directors, Federico Fellini was a
larger than life maestro who created a personal cinematic style by combining surreal
carnival images with incisive social critique. A flamboyant romantic, his films examine
many different themes.
French New Wave - Answers - Created by film critics to give Directors creative control
over their own work
Disdain for conventional editing
The long take: sequences extended beyond conventional limits using hand-held
cameras
Shot on locations instead of studios
Improvisations added later by post-synchronization
Scripts were more personal and autobiographical, but the mise-en-scene was the place
in the film where subjectivity really ruled.
Protagonists often loners who were misfits in society
ANSWERS
Akira Kurosawa - Answers - Japanese filmmaker, had a career that spanned from the
Second World War to the 1990s. Best known for his samurai epics.
Godzilla - Answers - Starting in 1954, the ___ series has become the longest-running
film series in movie history. Its has been featured in 33 official films produced by Toho
Company Ltd., many American-made Hollywood adaptations, and countless print
media, television shows, video games, toys and other merchandise.
Anime - Answers - In 1963, the Astroboy television series was the first ___. Next hit ___
to come down the pike was Speed Racer In 1967.
Beyond TV there've been several highly popular films put out since in the mid 80s.
Carl Dreyer - Answers - Created The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which, though a
failure on its release, is now considered one of the great artistic works of the twentieth
century. It was followed by Vampyr (1932) a mesmerizing horror fable, Day of Wrath
(1943) an intense tale of social repression made during the Nazi occupation of Denmark
and Ordet (1955) a shattering look at a farming family's inner religious world.
Ingmar Bergman - Answers - Yet his incredible run of successes in that era—including
The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and The Virgin Spring, haunting black-and-white
elegies on the nature of God and death—merely paved the way for a long and
continuously dazzling career that would take him from the daring "Silence of God"
trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence) to the existential terrors of
Cries and Whispers to the family epic Fanny and Alexander, with which he "retired" from
the cinema. ___ died in July 2007, leaving behind one of the richest bodies of work in
the history of cinema.
Expressionism - Answers - This genres elements (particularly sinister plots, horrific
events, and chiaroscuro lighting) continued to be highlighted in German cinema
throughout 1920's and into the 1930's.
Fritz Lang - Answers - Directed two of Pre-War Germany's most revered films; the
science fiction classic Metropolis (1927) and psychological thriller M (1931). The Nazi
Government offered him the job of head of the German Cinema Institute. He not only
turned them down but fled the country. Over the next 20 years, he directed numerous
American films. In the 1950s, in part because the film industry was in economic decline,
and also because of his long-standing reputation for being difficult with, and abusive to,
actors, he found it increasingly hard to get work.
, Wim Wenders - Answers - A New German Cinema Director. Important works include
Alice in the Cities, The American Friend, and Wings of Desire. Also successful and
influential in more mainstream cinema, with films such as Paris, Texas and Buena Vista
Social Club. Has directed music videos for U2. President of the European Film
Academy.
Werner Herzog - Answers - Only feature film director to have filmed on every single
continent, including Antartica. Long extended landscape shots are among his
trademarks.
Wolfgang Petersen - Answers - Created Das Boot, which led to "Hollywood" success.
Italian Neo Realism - Answers - An emphasis on the value of ordinary people - in
particular the poor
A preoccupation with Italy's Fascist past and its aftermath of wartime devastation
Used non-professional actors in major role
An avoidance of neatly or cleverly plotted stories
A dark and gritty sensibility that often focused on darker themes
Roberto Rossellini - Answers - This person's influential, documentary-like landmark film
Open City (1945) formally introduced Italian Neo-realism. It's a gritty and realistic post-
war film set in the underworld of war-time resistance, with the use of on-location
cinematography, grainy low-grade black-and-white film stock and untrained actors in
improvised scenes. This person wanted to portray the cruel atmosphere that existed
during Nazi occupation and many of the film's narrative elements are based on actual
events during this time.
Vittorio De Sica - Answers - The bycle Theives presents the pinnacle of the movement
Given and honorary Academy Award in 1950.
Federico Fellini - Answers - One of Italy's great modern directors, Federico Fellini was a
larger than life maestro who created a personal cinematic style by combining surreal
carnival images with incisive social critique. A flamboyant romantic, his films examine
many different themes.
French New Wave - Answers - Created by film critics to give Directors creative control
over their own work
Disdain for conventional editing
The long take: sequences extended beyond conventional limits using hand-held
cameras
Shot on locations instead of studios
Improvisations added later by post-synchronization
Scripts were more personal and autobiographical, but the mise-en-scene was the place
in the film where subjectivity really ruled.
Protagonists often loners who were misfits in society
