"Expressionist" film uses cinematic techniques to...

Portray the psychological states of characters

Why was the film not a commercial success?

The city set cost $200,000 and the cost wasn't recouped

How was the film's mise en scene original?

The film's intertitles were used expressionistically

What was the German Kammerspiel genre?

It used character psychology to show lower middle class life

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Paper 2 - Silent Cinema

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Questions about Sunrise

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1
What binary oppositions exist in the film?
City versus country
Dangerous woman v innocent wife
All of the above
Day versus night
2
How did the film's cinematography stand out?
The camera moved in a dreamlike untethered way
Superimposed scenes were created in camera
At times the camera is subjective
All of the above
3
Which Murnau film did William Fox admire?
City Girl
The Last Laugh
Faust
Nosferatu
4
How is the film a "hybrid"?
Both of the above
It is a German Expressionist film made by a Hollywood studio
Neither of the above
It uses Hollywood talent and has a German director
5
"Expressionist" film uses cinematic techniques to...
Portray a strong sense of realism
Portray the psychological states of characters
6
What does the woman from the city represent?
The destructive forces of the Jazz Age city
None of the above
Both of the above
The flapper figure - a threat to the stability of marriage
7
Which of these artists was not an influence on German Expressionism?
Vincent van Gogh
Claude Monet
Edvard Munch
El Greco
8
How is Sunrise realist?
The marsh scene was constructed in a studio
Long takes are used
Forced perspective is used
The narrative is simple
9
The year of release was important because it was...
Neither of the above
The year of the first "talkie" The Jazz Singer
Both of the above
The year of the first Academy Awards
10
Which Oscar did Sunrise NOT win?
It won best Cinematography
Unique and Artistic Picture Award
Best picture
Best Actress Award
11
Who called the film a "super-production, an experimental film and a visionary poem"
Martin Scorsese
Alfred Hitchcock
Lotte Eisner
Siegfried Kracauer
12
Why was the film not a commercial success?
The plot was too complicated
The actors were unknown
The city set cost $200,000 and the cost wasn't recouped
There was no dialogue, just sound effects
13
Which of these directors has been most influenced by German Expressionism?
Forman
Hitchcock
Wong Kar-wai
The Coen Brothers
14
How was the film's mise en scene original?
The actors' gestures were exaggerated
The film's intertitles were used expressionistically
All of the above
The sets were constructed in a studio
15
Which critic wrote about German Expressionism from an art history perspective?
Thomas Elsaesser
Siegfried Kracauer
Lucy Fisher
Lotte Eisner
16
Which of these editing techniques are not used?
Montage
Long takes
Dissolves
Jump cuts
17
What film did Murnau make just before going to Hollywood?
Faust
City Girl
The Last Laugh
Nosferatu
18
What was the German Kammerspiel genre?
None of the above
It included many intertitles to explain the complex plots
It used character psychology to show lower middle class life
It foregrounded intricate set design
19
How is the film "Expressionistic"?
There is extensive use of forced perspective
All of the above
There is distorted art design for symbolic effect
Multiple exposures and superimpositions are used
20
What was the name of the cinematographer of Sunrise?
Karl Freund
Karl Struss

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