Why do many theorists doubt that genres exist at all

1. In which auteur’s films are you most likely to encounter gritty, urban subject matter? (Points : 1) Martin Scorsese

      Steven Spielberg

      Ingmar Bergman

      Nicole Holofcener

2. Which of the following is the best way to describe a director’s style? (Points : 1)

      His or her favorite mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and sound techniques

      The habitual way he or she deals with the actors on the set

      Typical way he or she deals with producers and other studio executives

      His or her preferred subject matter and genre in which to work

3. Which critic is best known for opposing the auteur theory? (Points : 1)

      Roger Ebert

      Francois Truffaut

      Andrew Sarris

      Pauline Kael

4. Which of the following is the “outer circle,” or minimal requirement, of Andrew Sarris’s model of the auteur theory? (Points : 1)

      Interior meaning

      Distinguishable personality

      Technical competence

      Popularity with audiences

5. Which director is credited with largely setting the stage for what we think of as the modern film director? (Points : 1)

      D.W. Griffith

      Orson Welles

      Alfred Hitchcock

      Steven Spielberg

6. What film technician’s role is most like the role of the foreman in the construction of a building? (Points : 1)

      The producer

      The screenwriter

      The director

      The cinematographer

7. Which of the following is the best description of auteur theory? (Points : 1)

      The theory that the producer is the author of a film

      The theory that the director is the author of a film

      The theory that the screenwriter and the director co-author a film

      The theory that there is no true author of a film

8. Why do many theorists doubt that genres exist at all? (Points : 1)

      Because all films are personal, individual visions

      Because studios invented the idea as a cynical marketing tool

      Because they are the product of audience expectations, not films themselves

      Because the definitions are fluid at best, meaningless at worst

9. Which of the following films is an example of the classic “screwball comedy”? (Points : 1)

      City Lights

      Bringing Up Baby

      Annie Hall

      Knocked Up

10. Which stylistic movement in film involved purposely distorted sets and images to convey a psychological feeling or attitude? (Points : 1)

      Dogme 95

      German Expressionism

      Italian Neorealism

      French New Wave