Name The Director Trivia

1. Name the director who was a controversial Italian director got his start in poetry before moving to directing. His first films were neo-realist, such as 'Accatone', but soon went in a more experimental direction, like 'Teorema'.

From Quiz Guess the Director

Answer: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pasolini was murdered in 1975, aged 53. Initially, Giuseppe Pelosi confessed to the crime but 29 years later retracted his statement. It has been speculated that he was killed by extortionists. His last film was the highly controversial 'Salò, Or the 120 Days of Sodom'.

From Quiz Do What You Want

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

A definitive auteur, Hitchcock was known for featuring key motifs throughout his works ranging from the interesting takes on human psyches to ensuring that at least once (in each film) he made an appearance. His status in Hollywood was so secure that studios were able to bank on his movies quite easily and, as such, he was given much more creative liberty-- his meticulous nature had him working on several different facets of his movies from cinematography to poster design. Many scholars have claimed that the movies, including "Psycho" and "Vertigo" were not complete until the images Hitchcock set out with had been storyboarded in great detail, filmed with great precision and finesse, and transcribed to the screen.

From Quiz Directors

Answer: John Carpenter

Carpenter directed Kurt Russell in "The Thing" and in his 1979 movie "Elvis!" and in 1996 in "Escape From L.A.". Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut in "Halloween" and she also starred in "The Fog" which was remade in 2005.

From Quiz Name the Director (Multiple Choice)

Answer: F.W. Murnau

Widely regarded as one of silent cinema's masterpieces, "Sunrise" was directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (1888-1931). The German director, who had previously achieved success with the silent horror classic "Nosferatu" (1922), emigrated to Hollywood in 1926, where he directed four films (of which "Sunrise" was the first) before dying in an automobile accident in 1931.

From Quiz Who Says Directors are Ignored?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

It is their kind of personal running gag. Spielberg and Hanks filmed "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) and "The Terminal" (2004) together, among others. They not only collaborate as actor/director, but also functioned as producers together, on the miniseries "The Pacific" (2007-2009).

From Quiz Guess the Horror Movie Director

Answer: Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson also directed 'King Kong', starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts. 'Dead Alive' is still considered to be one of the most outrageous movies ever made among horror fans.

From Quiz Guess Who Directed that Brutal Movie

Answer: Martin Scorsese

With an all-star cast featuring DiCaprio, Damon, and Nicholson, 2006's "The Departed" won Best Picture and Scorsese's first Best Director Oscar at the Academy Awards.

From Quiz The Great Directors Volume 1

Answer: Steven Spielberg

One of the greatest directors ever, Steven Spielberg is arguably the most accomplished filmmaker of the modern generation. Some of his best works include "E.T", "Amistad" and "Jurassic Park". He has also won Academy Awards for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Schindler's List".

From Quiz Film Directors

Answer: Gus Van Sant

Gus Greene Van Sant Jr. is a famous American film director, musician, writer and photographer born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1952. He's best known for directing the Academy Award-winning film 'Good Will Hunting' (1997).

From Quiz ...And Cut! All About Movie Directors

Answer: Francis Ford Coppola

Marlon Brando's infamous line came from his Academy Award-winning performance in "The Godfather" (1972), and Robert Duvall's line was from "Apocalypse Now" (1979). Francis Ford Coppola won Best Director honors for "The Godfather: Part II" (1974). He was also nominated for Best Director for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", and "The Godfather: Part III" (1990).

From Quiz Directors of Best Pictures

Answer: Edmund Goulding

This masterpiece, in the place where 'nothing ever happens', stars such film greats as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Wallace Beery. Many lives intersect during a weekend's stay at a posh Berlin hotel.

From Quiz Who Directed This Horror Flick?

Answer: Wes Craven & Craven

Craven re-introduced the horror genre in the late 1990s with the hugely popular 'Scream' trilogy.

From Quiz Who Is That Director?

Answer: Darren Aronofsky

The movie is "Requiem For a Dream". He also directed "Pi".

From Quiz Who Done It?

Answer: The Coen Brothers

"The Big Lebowski" was absolutely brilliant. Besides "The Big Lebowski", the Coen Brothers directed "Blood Simple", "Raising Arizona", "the Hudsucker Proxy" and "Fargo" to name a few.

From Quiz Lights, Camera, Action ... Here Comes The Director

Answer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

"All About Eve" was nominated for fourteen Oscars, which has never happened since, and it won six.

From Quiz Who Directed ...? (12)

Answer: Mimi Leder

This movie starred George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. Mimi Leder has also directed 'Deep Impact' and 'Pay it Forward'.

From Quiz Who Directed...? (11)

Answer: Alejandro Amenabar

Alejandro Amenabar also wrote the script and composed the music for this film. Tom Cruise was one of the executive producers.

From Quiz Directors of Movies from 2001 (2)

Answer: Garry Marshall

Julie Andrews was also in "Relative Values" (Eric Styles), "That's Life!" (Blake Edwards) and "Little Miss Marker" (Walter Bernstein).

From Quiz Directors Who Act -- Actors Who Direct

Answer: Francois Truffaut

Truffaut, a French director, rarely acted in his own films, much less in films by American directors, in this case Spielberg. His first feature was the influential film "The Four Hundred Blows," based on his own life as a boy in Paris.

From Quiz Who is the Director?

Answer: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith aka Silent Bob.

From Quiz Who Directed ...? (8)

Answer: Jane Campion

Jane Campion also directed 'Sweetie', 'The Piano' and 'Angel at the Table'.

From Quiz Who Directed...? (6)

Answer: Boaz Yakin

Boaz Yakin has also directed 'Fresh' and 'Remember the Titans'.

From Quiz Who Directed...? (4)

Answer: Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes also directed 'Velvet Goldmine'.

From Quiz Who Directed...? (2)

Answer: Michael Tolkin

This was Tolkin's directorial debut. He has also directed 'The New Age' and '20 Billion'. Tolkin is known as a screenwriter, he wrote the screenplays for 'The Player' and 'Deep Impact'.

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