2. Genres

In the era of silent films Westerns were enormously popular because …

• the line between good and evil was simple

• the plot was complicated

• the handsome Indians battled against the villains

Answer explanation

Westerns had simple storylines.

Indians were not heroes.

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In the 1960s, “Spaghetti Westerns”…

• starred John Wayne acting in a heroic way

• like A Fistful of Dollars made audiences go back to the cinema

• showed sheriffs battling against the villain and restoring law and order

Answer explanation

They showed a new kind of character, who was more interested in money than the fight between good and evil.

Only 3 Werterns have won the Best Picture Award. In … Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, who requests a transfer to the western frontier before it disappears, develops a growing respect and appreciation for the Sioux’s lifestyle and culture.

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Answer explanation

Cimarron - 1931

Dances with Wolves - 1990

Unforgiven - 1992

The French silent film The Devil’s Castle (1896) shows characters such as …

• Dracula

• Frankenstein

• bats and skeletons

Answer explanation

It contained elements such as flying bats, skeletons, ghosts, witches and crucifixes to eradicate evil from the castle.

Who was the director of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992?

• Francis Ford Coppola

• Kenneth Branagh

• Stephen King

Answer explanation

Kenneth Branagh directed Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 1994.

Stephen King wrote It in 1986.

James Bond…

• likes his beer shaken, not stirred

• is capable of great brutality without spoiling his moustache

• is easily distracted by attractive women

Answer explanation

He likes his martini shaken, not stirred.

He is capable of great brutality without spoiling his hair or dirtying his elegant suit.

Classic literature has been the direct inspiration for romantic films such as Jane Austen's…

• Pride and Prejudice

• Wuthering Heights

• Great Expectations

Answer explanation

Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë in 1847.

Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens in 1861.