Why was the cover on the left so controversial?

It erased the women's race and deemphasised their role.

Important themes include:

War, racism, cultural identity and gender

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The Sapphires

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A quiz about the history, characters, narrative and dramatic devices of the film, 'The Sapphires'.

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1
Before being discovered the girls sing?
Blues
Country and Western music
Pop
Soul
2
In the film, where did the Sapphires live?
Shepparton
Cootamundra
New South Wales
Cummeragunja Mission
3
The sisters are discovered by the Irish talent scout named...?
Dave McLoughlan
Dave Lovelace
Beau Bradlet
Robby G.
4
What song do the Sapphires first sing in Vietnam?
Today I Started Loving You Again
I'll Take You There
What a Man!
I Can't Help Myself
5
In terms of genre, The Sapphires is a?
Historical Drama
All of the above
Musical
Comedy
6
How would you describe this song in terms of a cinematic device?
Soundtrack
Non-diegetic song
Diegetic song
Soundscape
7
As The Sapphires sing the song 'What a Man!' the camera slowly zooms in. Why?
To emphasise the power of their music.
To create more emotional tension.
All of the above.
To show the emotion and facial expressions of the singers.
8
Which three characters are supposed to be sisters?
Cynthia, Kay and Julie
Gail, Cynthia and Julie
Gail, Cynthia and Kay
Julie, Kay and Gail
9
Why was the cover on the left so controversial?
It came out before the official production date.
It spelled Chris O'Dowd's name incorrectly.
It had the wrong date on it.
It erased the women's race and deemphasised their role.
10
The film is set in?
1968
1967
1966
1969
11
We would describe this shot as a...?
Mid-shot
A tilt
Close-up
An aerial view
12
We describe this cinematic device as what kind of shot?
Tilting
Angling
Panning
Tracking
13
Deborah Mailman plays the character of?
Julie
Gail
Cynthia
Kay
14
Another all female group of this time that Dave Lovelace references is the?
The Shirelles
The Crystals
The Diamonds
The Supremes
15
Jessica Mauboy plays?
Gail
Kay
Julie
Cynthia
16
The controversy demonstrates the continual...
Battle for visibility for Aboriginal women.
The way in which race and gender still predicate marketing.
That Hollywood didn't understand the film's central themes.
All of the above.
17
The film references important historical events such as?
The Stolen Generation
Life on Aboriginal Missions
The Vietnam War
All of the above
18
Important themes include:
Vietnam War
Racism
War, racism, cultural identity and gender
Drama
19
What are the names of the characters in the film?
Gail, Cynthia, Julie and Kay
Gurt, Cynthia, Julia and Kay
Gail, Cynthia, Julia and Gay
Gail, Catherine, Jill and Kay
20
Dave Lovelace wants them to sing?
Pop
Hard rock
Soul
Country Western
21
What is the very first song the girls sing together?
Heard it Through the Grapevine
Ngarra Burra Ferra
Run Through the Jungle
What a Man
22
Here the mise-en-scene refers to?
The costumes
The setting
The props
All of the above

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