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1. Terry Gilliam directs and Robin Williams stars in one of the most peculiar and memorable films of 1991. The story revolves around a radio 'shock jock' who inadvertently inspires the murder of a professor's wife. After three years, Jack, the former radio man whose life has become a complete mess, meets Parry, the professor turned vagrant, and both of their lives are completely transformed. Which film is this?
2. 'Raise the Red Lantern' is a simply beautiful film about a wealthy Chinese man from the historical past, who maintains a household with four wives. Needless to say, there is a great deal of conflict between the four wives. Which highly acclaimed Chinese director is responsible for this cinematic masterwork?
3. 'Delicatessen' is a devilishly funny comedy from the demented minds of directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. From which country comes this fiendish delight of a film?
4. Virtually no one expected it, but the film 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day', released in 1991, actually lived up to its predecessor ('The Terminator'). Which 'tech-noir' director brings this film, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, to the big screen?
5. John Singleton made quite a big splash in his directorial debut. His first film is the story of a group of friends growing up in the rugged, seedy environment of urban Los Angeles during the 1980s. What is this impactful, gritty film called?
6. One of the great box-office successes of 1991 is the combination action/chick flick 'Thelma and Louise'. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star in this movie as the title characters. Who lent his exceptional directorial skills to the film?
7. Richard Linklater, who would later direct such films as 'School of Rock' and 'Before Sunset', presents to us, in 1991, a brilliant film that meanders in and out of the lives of dozens of people, mostly Generation-Xers, in the not-so-prime of their mundane existences. What is the title of this unique film?
8. From the mercurial mind of director Pedro Almodóvar comes the 1991 comedy/drama 'High Heels' ('Tacones Lejanos'), the story of a mother and daughter who both have loved the same man. In which language is this film featured?
9. The big film of 1991, in terms of critical acclaim and major awards, is 'The Silence of the Lambs', directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Anthony Hopkins as the diabolical killer Hannibal Lecter. Who stars alongside Hopkins as the green but gutsy FBI agent, Clarice Starling?
10. Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker star as Idgie and Ruth, two women whose lives are intertwined in 1920s Alabama. The story of Idgie and Ruth is told by the elderly Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), who has an eager listener in Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates). What is this joyous film called?
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