Stories We Tell Film Quiz

QUESTIONS:

1. STORIES WE TELL is often described as a “meta-documentary”. What does the prefix “meta” usually mean? a. Something that is testing out a new concept or idea and is on the cutting edge b. Something that is self-referential, for example, a story about storytelling c. Something that has a surprise twist or unexpected turn

2. Sarah Polley starred in two films, Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter, by a filmmaker who uses the music of Leonard Cohen in many of his films. Which director is it? a. Jim Jarmusch b. Atom Egoyian c. Wes Anderson

3. In what 2004 remake of a cult classic did Sarah Polley Star in? a. Dawn of the Dead b. Rocky Horror Picture Show c. Clerks

4. What film was Sarah Polley’s directorial debut? a. Away From Her b. Away We Go c. Fly Away Home

5. The second film Sarah Polley directed, Take This Waltz, addressed what topic? a. A dance competition b Infidelity c. First love

6. What percentage of American marriages are estimated to experience at least one infidelity? a. 20% b. 40% c. 60%

7. Diane Polly, Sarah Polly’s mother played Gloria Beecham on what popular canadian Law series? a. Alley McBeal b. Street Legal c. Night Court

8. A main character in the film, Harry Gulkin, was the producer on which film? a. Naked Angels b. Some Like It Hot c. Lies My Father Told Me

9. STORIES WE TELL opens with the quote: “When you are in the middle of a story it isn’t a story at all, but only a confusion … It’s only afterwards it becomes anything like a story at all.” What well-known writer said this? a. Jeffery Eugenides b. Maya Angelou c. Margaret Atwood

10. STORIES WE TELL explores one woman’s family from multiple perspectives. What famous film by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is also told through multiple perspectives? a. Yojimbo b. Rashomon c. I Live In Fear

HOW DID YOU DO? ANSWERS: 1:b, 2:b, 3:a, 4:a, 5:b, 6:b, 7:b, 8:c, 9:c, 10:b