Film History section A Film Studies OCR A Level

Question 1

Which of the 3 films adopt a unrestricted narrative?

Accepted Answer

All 3 films

Question 2

What was Kane's palace called?

Accepted Answer

Xanadu

Question 3

Who or what was Rosebud?

Accepted Answer

Kane's first sledge

Question 4

What year was The Gold Rush released?

Accepted Answer

1925

Question 5

What year was the first 'talkie' film released? (film with synchronised sound)

Accepted Answer

1927

Question 6

What year was ET released?

Accepted Answer

1982

Question 7

What similarities do The Gold Rush and Citizen Kane have?

Accepted Answer

Both used of Long Takes, Both stars and directs, Both had total creative control, Both were Auteur directors

Question 8

Who directed ET?

Accepted Answer

Steven Spielberg

Question 9

What is Charlie Chaplin's character called in The Gold Rush

Accepted Answer

The Lone Prospector

Question 10

In what historical time does The Gold Rush take place?

Accepted Answer

The Klondike Gold Rush 1896

Question 11

Who is this character?

Accepted Answer

Big Jim McKay

Question 12

What year was Citizen Kane released?

Accepted Answer

1941

Question 13

Which character is this?

Accepted Answer

Jedediah Leland

Question 14

What was Charles Foster Kane's newspaper called?

Accepted Answer

The Inquirer

Question 15

Who is this?

Accepted Answer

Michael

Question 16

Which of the 3 films we have studied so far follow Todorov's narrative theory?

Accepted Answer

ET Extraterrestrial, The Gold Rush

Question 17

Which real life character was Charles Foster Kane based on?

Accepted Answer

William Randolph Hearst

Question 18

Who is this?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 19

What kind of lighting does Citizen Kane use?

Accepted Answer

Chiaroscuro

Question 20

In Citizen Kane which main character do we hardly see?

Accepted Answer

Jerry Thompson

Questions 20