French New Wave quiz
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Where in Paris does Patricia sell newspapers in Breathless?
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Who is a film's true author in auteur theory?
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Why: The French critics spoke of 'la politique des auteurs', and American critic Andrew Sarris named it auteur theory in 1962.
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Answer: Fahrenheit 451
Why: Truffaut spoke almost no English, so the production work on his one English-language film was done in French.
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Which director plays himself in Godard's Contempt?
Answer: Fritz Lang
Why: Godard gave himself a small part too, playing Lang's assistant director on the film within the film.
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Where do three friends race the clock in Band of Outsiders?
Answer: The Louvre
Why: Their dash takes 9 minutes 43 seconds, beating the record they were chasing by two seconds.
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Who improvised the jazz score for Elevator to the Gallows?
Answer: Miles Davis
Why: The whole score was recorded in a single overnight session at a Paris studio in December 1957.
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Which Hollywood studio is Breathless dedicated to?
Answer: Monogram Pictures
Why: An average Monogram picture cost about $90,000 in the late 1940s, against roughly $800,000 for a typical Hollywood film.
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