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BFI FILM QUIZ – APRIL 2013

PART 1

General Knowledge

1 Who played Phileas Fogg in Michael Anderson’s Oscar-winning 1956 adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days?

2 Which 1991 film was the first animated feature ever to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture?

3 Name the director who won four for Best Foreign Language Film in his lifetime, more than anyone else to date.

4 Name the author of the novels The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and Of Mice and Men, all of which have been made into successful films, the latter on three occasions.

5 Which American actress links the films Jackie Brown, Lake Placid and Single White Female?

David Bowie

1 In which 1976 Nicolas Roeg film did portray the eponymous character, also known as Thomas Jerome Newton?

2 Which American artist and film maker directed the 1996 film Basquiat , in which Bowie portrayed his old friend Andy Warhol?

3 Which biblical character did Bowie play in ’s controversial 1989 film, The Last Temptation of Christ?

4 Which 1981 Ulrich Edel film, set in Berlin, features a soundtrack of ‘70s Bowie songs and also includes an appearance by the singer, playing himself?

5 Name the electrical engineer and futurist portrayed by Bowie in Christopher Nolan’s 2006 film The Prestige.

John Boorman

1 ’s 1965 debut feature, Catch Us If You Can, was a vehicle for which British pop group, who at the time rivalled The Beatles in terms of popularity?

2 For which film, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw, did Boorman win the Best Director award at the 1970 ?

3 Boorman again won the Best Director award at Cannes in 1998 for The General, his biopic of which Irish criminal and kidnapper, who had once burgled Boorman’s own home?

4 Which 1987 film, based around the London Blitz of World War II, received five Oscar nominations, including a Best Director nod for Boorman himself?

5 Name the Irish actor who has appeared in Boorman films including The Tiger’s Tail and The Tailor of Panama?

PART 2

Guilty Pleasures 1 Which infamous 1956 Ed Wood film featured the final big screen appearance of the legendary Bela Lugosi?

2 Name the former Spice Girls choreographer who has been responsible, as a director, for films including , 2 and ?

3 Which 1991 comedy, starring Rik Mayall, was promoted with the tagline, “Dishes. Relationships. Wind. This guy breaks everything”?

4 Name the pop star that played the character of Lola Lovell in the 1989 film The Delinquents, alongside Charlie Schlatter.

5 Which 1998 film, an adaptation of a British TV show, earned an impressive ten Razzie nominations, including one for as Worst Supporting Actor?

Cannes Film Festival

1 In what year was the Cannes Film Festival founded? 1946

2 Which Baz Luhrmann-directed adaptation, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, will open the 2013 Festival?

3 Which American director has been announced as the Head of Jury for the main section of this year’s festival?

4 Which film won the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival?

5 Name the legendary Hollywood couple who have been chosen to appear on the poster for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival (one point for each).

PART 1 ANSWERS

Picture Round – Bond Villains 1 Donald Pleasance – Ernst Stavro Blofeld 2 – Raoul Silva 3 – Elliott Carver 4 Gert Frobe – Goldfinger 5 Yaphet Kotto – Mr Big (Dr Kananga) 6 Michael Lonsdale – Hugo Drax 7 Christopher Walken – Max Zorin 8 Christopher Lee – Francisco Scaramanga 9 Stephen Berkoff – General Orlov 10 Joseph Wiseman – Dr No

General Knowledge 1 2 BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3 4 JOHN STEINBECK 5 BRIDGET FONDA

David Bowie 1 THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 2 JULIAN SCHNABEL 3 PONTIUS PILATE 4 CHRISTIANE F (WIR KINDER WOM BAHNHOF ZOO) 5 NIKOLA TESLA

John Boorman 1 THE DAVE CLARKE FIVE 2 LEO THE LAST 3 MARTIN CAHILL 4 HOPE & GLORY 5 BRENDAN GLEESON

PART 2 ANSWERS

Poster Round – Warp Films 1 Submarine 2 Donkey Punch 3 Berberian Sound 4 Bunny & the Bull 5 Tyrannosaur 6 This is England 7 A Complete History of My Sexual Failures 8 Kill List 9 Exhibit A 10 Four Lions

Guilty Pleasures 1 PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE 2 3 DROP DEAD FRED 4 KYLIE MINOGUE 5 THE AVENGERS

Cannes Film Festival 1 1946 2 THE GREAT GATSBY 3 4 THE ANGELS’ SHARE 5 & JOANNE WOODWARD