Suite Française (film) - Quiz
  • 1. How much did Suite Française earn upon its opening weekend in the United Kingdom?
A) £268,607
B) $9 million
C) £1,293,408
D) £503,928
  • 2. At how many locations did Suite Française open in the UK?
A) 21
B) 16
C) 45
D) 425
  • 3. What position did Suite Française land at in the UK box office top ten upon its opening?
A) Number ten
B) Number seven
C) Number one
D) Number four
  • 4. How many further screens did the film play at the following week?
A) 16
B) 425
C) 21
D) 45
  • 5. What was the total UK earnings of the film after its second mentioned week?
A) £268,607
B) £503,928
C) £1,293,408
D) $9 million
  • 6. To which place did the film fall in the box office chart in its second week?
A) Four
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Three
  • 7. As of August 2015, how much has Suite Française earned worldwide?
A) Over $5 million
B) Over £1 million
C) Over £9 million
D) Over $9 million
  • 8. What percentage of critics gave the film a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 59%
B) 63%
C) 45%
D) 76%
  • 9. How many critics were surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes for the film?
A) 16
B) 8
C) 425
D) 45
  • 10. What was the average rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 5.94/10
B) 3/5
C) 2/5
D) 63/100
  • 11. What weighted average score did Metacritic assign to the film?
A) 5.94 out of 10
B) 63 out of 100
C) 76 out of 100
D) Two out of five
  • 12. Based on how many reviews was the Metacritic score assigned?
A) 425
B) 8
C) 45
D) 21
  • 13. How many stars out of five did Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian give the film?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
  • 14. To what did Peter Bradshaw liken the central love story?
A) A wartime weeper
B) A middlebrow tastefulness
C) A damp haddock on a slab
D) A community in flux
  • 15. Who from Digital Spy gave the film three stars?
A) Guy Lodge
B) Anna Smith
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Emma Dibdin
  • 16. According to Emma Dibdin, what does Suite Française work far better as?
A) A wartime weeper
B) A brooding romance
C) The story of a community in flux
D) A successful historical textbook
  • 17. Who rated the film "good" for Empire?
A) Emma Dibdin
B) Guy Lodge
C) Anna Smith
D) Leslie Felperin
  • 18. Who found the film "fusty but enjoyably old-fashioned" for Variety?
A) Guy Lodge
B) Leslie Felperin
C) Anna Smith
D) Peter Bradshaw
  • 19. Who wrote for The Hollywood Reporter that the film has "middlebrow tastefulness up the wazoo"?
A) Leslie Felperin
B) Guy Lodge
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Emma Dibdin
  • 20. Which trailer for Suite Française earned a nomination at the 16th Golden Trailer Awards?
A) "Némirovsky" trailer
B) "Desire" trailer
C) "Auschwitz" trailer
D) "Victory" trailer
  • 21. Which companies created the nominated "Desire" trailer?
A) Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
B) eOne Films International and Create Advertising London
C) The Guardian and Digital Spy
D) Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
  • 22. What award was the "Desire" trailer nominated for?
A) Public Choice Award
B) Best Foreign Romance Trailer
C) Best Adaptation Award
D) Best Soundtrack Award
  • 23. At which event was the "Desire" trailer nominated?
A) 16th Golden Trailer Awards
B) Metacritic Annual Awards
C) Rotten Tomatoes Critics Awards
D) 2015 World Soundtrack Awards
  • 24. What was nominated for the Public Choice Award at the 2015 World Soundtrack Awards?
A) The "Desire" trailer
B) The film's postscript
C) Jones's score
D) The manuscript
  • 25. Under what circumstances was Suite Française written?
A) In secret as the Nazis occupied France
B) In a concentration camp in 1942
C) By a committee of villagers and soldiers
D) In plain sight after World War II
  • 26. In what year was Irene Nemirovsky arrested for being Jewish?
A) 1942
B) 2004
C) 2015
D) 1960
  • 27. Where did Irene Nemirovsky die?
A) Berlin
B) Auschwitz
C) Paris
D) London
  • 28. Where did Irene Nemirovsky's handwritten manuscript lie unread for nearly sixty years?
A) In a library in Auschwitz
B) At Rotten Tomatoes headquarters
C) In a suitcase
D) In a British cinema
  • 29. Who discovered the hidden manuscript?
A) Leslie Felperin
B) Emma Dibdin
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Her daughter
  • 30. In what year was Suite Française finally published?
A) 1999
B) 1942
C) 2015
D) 2004
  • 31. What did Suite Française become after its publication in 2004?
A) A Metacritic bottom-ten film
B) A worldwide bestseller
C) A Golden Trailer Award winner
D) A box office failure in the UK
  • 32. What is the name of Irene Nemirovsky's daughter who is quoted in the postscript?
A) Denise Epstein-Dauple
B) Emma Dibdin
C) Anna Smith
D) Leslie Felperin
  • 33. According to the daughter's quote, what feeling does she have?
A) An extraordinary feeling to have brought her mother back to life
B) A passion-free and flabby sensation
C) A fusty and old-fashioned sentiment
D) A feeling of vengeance against the Nazis
  • 34. According to the daughter, what does the publication show about the Nazis?
A) They won the Public Choice Award
B) They collaborated with French folk
C) They successfully destroyed all evidence
D) They did not truly succeed in killing her
  • 35. What does the daughter say the publication is NOT?
A) Not a worldwide bestseller
B) Not a victory
C) Not vengeance
D) Not an extraordinary feeling
  • 36. What does the daughter say the publication IS?
A) A damp haddock
B) Vengeance
C) A victory
D) Middlebrow tastefulness
  • 37. When did principal photography for the film commence?
A) 10 July 2013
B) 24 June 2013
C) 16 March 2015
D) 2 September 2013
  • 38. How long did the entire shoot last?
A) Eight days
B) Eight weeks
C) Three and a half weeks
D) Until late August
  • 39. In which French village did filming take place starting from 10 July?
A) Paris
B) Normandie
C) Abbey Road
D) Marville
  • 40. In which French department is the village of Marville located?
A) London
B) Meuse
C) Normandie
D) Paris
  • 41. Who reported that principal photography was completed on 2 September 2013?
A) Michael O'Connor
B) Alexandre Desplat
C) Jenny Shircore
D) Leo Barraclough
  • 42. What is the nationality of costume designer Michael O'Connor?
A) French
B) Canadian
C) American
D) English
  • 43. Which previous film did Michael O'Connor work on with Dibb?
A) The Rules of the Game
B) The Duchess
C) Suite Française
D) Abbey Road
  • 44. What materials did O'Connor use to make the clothing authentic?
A) Authentic French fabrics from Paris
B) Modern synthetic fabrics from London
C) Handmade American cotton from New York
D) Vintage German textiles from Berlin
  • 45. Who directed the 1939 film The Rules of the Game?
A) Jean Renoir
B) Michael O'Connor
C) Alexandre Desplat
D) Rael Jones
  • 46. Whose novel served as a major influence for the film's costumes?
A) Jones's novel
B) Némirovsky's novel
C) Renoir's novel
D) Dibb's novel
  • 47. Who was the hair and make-up designer for the production?
A) Leo Barraclough
B) Michael O'Connor
C) Lucienne Boyer
D) Jenny Shircore
  • 48. What sense did Jenny Shircore invoke in place of glamor due to the countryside setting?
A) Opulence
B) Modernity
C) Sobriety
D) Extravagance
  • 49. What was the nationality of the original composer, Alexandre Desplat?
A) French
B) English
C) German
D) American
  • 50. What specific piece did Dibb want composed before shooting began?
A) The countryside waltz
B) Bruno's piano piece
C) The closing orchestral symphony
D) The opening credits march
  • 51. Who replaced Alexandre Desplat to write the final score for the entire film?
A) Jenny Shircore
B) Leo Barraclough
C) Michael O'Connor
D) Rael Jones
  • 52. When did Sony Classical release the soundtrack album?
A) 16 April 2013
B) 16 March 2015
C) 10 March 2015
D) 27 July 2015
  • 53. Which record label released the soundtrack album?
A) Entertainment One
B) Sony Classical
C) The Weinstein Company
D) UGC Distribution
  • 54. Which singer performed songs featured on the soundtrack album alongside Josephine Baker and Rosita Serrano?
A) Lucienne Boyer
B) Jenny Shircore
C) Alexandre Desplat
D) Némirovsky
  • 55. When did The Weinstein Company pre-buy the U.S. distribution rights?
A) 19 May 2013
B) 24 October 2014
C) 10 March 2015
D) 16 April 2013
  • 56. Which company handled distribution rights in Latin America, Australia, Russia, and Germany?
A) Sony Classical
B) The Weinstein Company
C) UGC Distribution
D) Entertainment One
  • 57. When was the first trailer for the film released?
A) 16 April 2013
B) 10 March 2015
C) 16 March 2015
D) 24 October 2014
  • 58. What was the original scheduled theatrical release date in the UK through Entertainment One?
A) 16 March 2015
B) 27 July 2015
C) 13 March 2015
D) 23 January 2015
  • 59. To which date was the UK theatrical release postponed from 23 January 2015?
A) 10 October 2016
B) 20 April 2015
C) 27 July 2015
D) 13 March 2015
  • 60. When was the film released on DVD?
A) 16 March 2015
B) 20 April 2015
C) 22 May 2017
D) 27 July 2015
  • 61. Which company released the film in France on 20 April 2015?
A) The Weinstein Company
B) UGC Distribution
C) Sony Classical
D) Entertainment One
  • 62. On what date was the film released in France?
A) 10 March 2015
B) 20 April 2015
C) 27 July 2015
D) 13 March 2015
  • 63. What type of release did the film lack in the US despite being acquired by The Weinstein Company?
A) Trailer release
B) Theatrical release
C) Soundtrack release
D) DVD release
  • 64. On which cable network was the film originally scheduled to premiere in the US on 10 October 2016?
A) Sony
B) Lifetime
C) Netflix
D) HBO
  • 65. To which date was the US cable network premiere postponed from 10 October 2016?
A) 20 April 2015
B) 16 March 2015
C) 22 May 2017
D) 27 July 2015
  • 66. Who reported that the rights to Irène Némirovsky's novel Suite Française had been acquired by Universal Pictures?
A) Matt Charman
B) Michael Fleming
C) Mick Brown
D) Saul Dibb
  • 67. Who originally was set to write the screenplay for the film?
A) Saul Dibb
B) Matt Charman
C) Michael Fleming
D) Ronald Harwood
  • 68. Which company acquired the rights to the novel from publisher Éditions Denoël?
A) Universal Pictures
B) The Weinstein Company
C) Entertainment One
D) TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
  • 69. Who adapted the novel for the screen along with Matt Charman?
A) Mick Brown
B) Saul Dibb
C) Ronald Harwood
D) Michael Fleming
  • 70. Which publication's journalist Mick Brown noted the film's budget was big by European standards?
A) Moviefone
B) Variety
C) Deadline Hollywood
D) The Daily Telegraph
  • 71. Suite Française was a co-production between France, the U.K., and which other country?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) Spain
D) Belgium
  • 72. What is the name of the protagonist played by Michelle Williams?
A) Lucile Angellier
B) Celine
C) Madeleine
D) Viscountess de Montmort
  • 73. Who reported in October 2012 that Michelle Williams was in talks to star in the film?
A) Michael Fleming
B) Mick Brown
C) Dominic Patten
D) Jeff Sneider
  • 74. Which actress was attached to appear as Lucile's domineering mother-in-law?
A) Kristin Scott Thomas
B) Ruth Wilson
C) Margot Robbie
D) Harriet Walter
  • 75. What is the name of the German officer and Lucile's love interest?
A) Benoit
B) Gaston
C) Bruno
D) Kurt Bonnet
  • 76. Who played the German officer Bruno?
A) Sam Riley
B) Matthias Schoenaerts
C) Tom Schilling
D) Lambert Wilson
  • 77. Who reported that actor Sam Riley had joined the cast as a French farmer?
A) Jeff Sneider
B) Erin Whitney
C) Dominic Patten
D) Michael Fleming
  • 78. What is the name of the French farmer played by Sam Riley?
A) Gaston
B) Benoit
C) Bruno
D) Kurt Bonnet
  • 79. Who plays the character Celine in the film?
A) Harriet Walter
B) Alexandra Maria Lara
C) Margot Robbie
D) Ruth Wilson
  • 80. Who plays the character Madeleine?
A) Margot Robbie
B) Ruth Wilson
C) Harriet Walter
D) Alexandra Maria Lara
  • 81. Which actor plays Kurt Bonnet?
A) Matthias Schoenaerts
B) Sam Riley
C) Lambert Wilson
D) Tom Schilling
  • 82. Which actor plays the Viscount de Montmort?
A) Cédric Maerckx
B) Tom Schilling
C) Sam Riley
D) Lambert Wilson
  • 83. Who portrays the Viscountess de Montmort?
A) Eileen Atkins
B) Margot Robbie
C) Ruth Wilson
D) Harriet Walter
  • 84. Who appears in the film as Denise Epstein?
A) Alexandra Maria Lara
B) Eileen Atkins
C) Harriet Walter
D) Kristin Scott Thomas
  • 85. Who plays the role of Gaston Angellier?
A) Sam Riley
B) Lambert Wilson
C) Cédric Maerckx
D) Tom Schilling
  • 86. Who co-wrote the film with Saul Dibb?
A) Matt Charman
B) Bruno von Falk
C) Irène Némirovsky
D) Lucile Angellier
  • 87. Which part of the novel is the film based on?
A) The third part
B) The prologue
C) The first part
D) The second part
  • 88. Which actress stars as Lucile Angellier?
A) Margot Robbie
B) Ruth Wilson
C) Michelle Williams
D) Kristin Scott Thomas
  • 89. For which award was Suite Française nominated?
A) BAFTA Award for Best Direction
B) Academy Award for Best Picture
C) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition
D) Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
  • 90. What is the name of Lucile's husband who is serving in the French Army?
A) Benoit
B) Kurt
C) Bruno
D) Gaston
  • 91. What type of bombers attack while Lucile and Madame Angellier visit tenants?
A) French fighters
B) American B-17s
C) German Ju 87 stuka bombers
D) British Spitfires
  • 92. What is Bruno von Falk's military rank?
A) General
B) Wehrmacht Oberleutnant
C) Major
D) Private
  • 93. Where is Lucile's husband Gaston imprisoned?
A) A French hospital
B) Paris
C) A German POW camp
D) A concentration camp
  • 94. What is the name of Benoit's wife?
A) Madeleine
B) Simone
C) Lucile
D) Celine
  • 95. What hidden item does Benoit keep?
A) A travel pass
B) Sheet music
C) A chicken
D) A rifle
  • 96. As an act of resistance, what does Benoit steal from the bathing German soldiers?
A) Their food
B) Their weapons
C) Their motorcycle
D) Their clothes
  • 97. Who reveals to Lucile that Gaston has been having an extramarital affair?
A) The Viscountess
B) Madame Angellier
C) Madeleine
D) Celine
  • 98. What is the name of the child fathered by Gaston in his affair?
A) Madeleine
B) Lucile
C) Simone
D) Celine
  • 99. Who catches Benoit stealing a chicken?
A) Madame Angellier
B) Bruno von Falk
C) Kurt Bonnet
D) The Viscountess de Montmort
  • 100. What does Benoit do when caught stealing the chicken?
A) Surrenders immediately
B) Runs away without a weapon
C) Shoots the Viscountess
D) Points a gun at the Viscountess
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