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Nouvelle Vague
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  • 1. What year did the French New Wave movement begin?
A) 1967
B) 1950
C) 1963
D) 1959
  • 2. Who directed the film 'Breathless' (À bout de souffle), a quintessential New Wave film?
A) François Truffaut
B) Eric Rohmer
C) Alain Resnais
D) Jean-Luc Godard
  • 3. Which French New Wave director was also a film critic for Cahiers du Cinéma?
A) Jean-Pierre Melville
B) Jacques Demy
C) Agnes Varda
D) François Truffaut
  • 4. Who was the cinematographer on many French New Wave films, including 'Breathless'?
A) Haskell Wexler
B) Vittorio Storaro
C) Nestor Almendros
D) Raoul Coutard
  • 5. Which film is a defining work by director Jacques Rivette, associated with the French New Wave?
A) Celine and Julie Go Boating
B) La Jetée
C) Two or Three Things I Know About Her
D) The Trial of Joan of Arc
  • 6. In what city did the French New Wave movement mainly take place?
A) Marseille
B) Nice
C) Paris
D) Lyon
  • 7. Which actor starred in the French New Wave film 'Shoot the Piano Player'?
A) Jean-Paul Belmondo
B) Jean-Claude Brialy
C) Charles Aznavour
D) Jean-Pierre Léaud
  • 8. Who directed the film 'Hiroshima Mon Amour', a landmark of the French New Wave movement?
A) Jacques Tati
B) Robert Bresson
C) Claude Chabrol
D) Alain Resnais
  • 9. What is the literal translation of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) New Wave
B) Modern Style
C) French Cinema
D) Foreign Films
  • 10. Who directed the 2025 comedy drama film 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Jean-Luc Godard
B) François Truffaut
C) Richard Linklater
D) Claude Chabrol
  • 11. Which actor played Jean-Luc Godard in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Guillaume Marbeck
B) Aubry Dullin
C) Jean-Paul Belmondo
D) Zoey Deutch
  • 12. Who portrayed Jean Seberg in the film 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Beverly Lynette
B) Cécile Decugis
C) Zoey Deutch
D) Suzanne Schiffman
  • 13. When did 'Nouvelle Vague' premiere at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) 17 May 2025
B) 8 October 2025
C) 31 October 2025
D) 14 November 2025
  • 14. Which company theatrically released 'Nouvelle Vague' in France?
A) Netflix
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Cahiers du Cinéma
D) ARP Sélection
  • 15. At which awards did 'Nouvelle Vague' receive ten nominations?
A) Academy Awards
B) 83rd Golden Globe Awards
C) 51st César Awards
D) 41st Independent Spirit Awards
  • 16. Which film's shooting is depicted in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) The 400 Blows
B) Breathless (1960)
C) Let No Man Write My Epitaph
D) Bonjour Tristesse
  • 17. Who encouraged the Cahiers du Cinéma staff to avoid artistic artifice?
A) François Moreuil
B) Jean-Pierre Melville
C) Roberto Rossellini
D) Georges de Beauregard
  • 18. Who was cast as Michel Poiccard in 'Breathless'?
A) François Truffaut
B) Raoul Coutard
C) Pierre Rissient
D) Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • 19. What filmmaking style did Godard desire for 'Breathless'?
A) Guerilla filmmaking
B) Classical Hollywood
C) Studio-bound
D) Documentary-style
  • 20. Who was the film's assistant director in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Raoul Coutard
B) Cécile Decugis
C) Pierre Rissient
D) Jean-Pierre Melville
  • 21. Which film critic encouraged Godard to become a director?
A) François Moreuil
B) Georges de Beauregard
C) Claude Chabrol
D) Jean-Pierre Melville
  • 22. What was the name of Jean Seberg's character in 'Breathless'?
A) Suzanne Schiffman
B) Cécile Decugis
C) Patricia
D) Beverly Lynette
  • 23. What did Godard want Patricia to do in the scene where Michel dies?
A) Call the police
B) Search through Michel's pockets
C) Hold a gun
D) Leave the scene
  • 24. What editing technique did Godard urge Cécile Decugis to use?
A) Montage
B) Cross-cutting
C) Jump cuts
D) Fade-ins and fade-outs
  • 25. How many days of filming did it take for 'Breathless' to be completed?
A) 40 days
B) 30 days
C) 50 days
D) 23 days
  • 26. What was the format Godard wanted for shooting 'Breathless'?
A) Academy ratio
B) Cinemascope
C) IMAX
D) Widescreen
  • 27. In what language was 'Nouvelle Vague' primarily shot?
A) Italian
B) Spanish
C) English
D) French
  • 28. When did filming for 'Nouvelle Vague' begin?
A) October 2023
B) May 2025
C) April 2023
D) 4 March 2024
  • 29. Which organization granted 'Nouvelle Vague' an avance sur recettes?
A) Netflix
B) Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
C) ARP Sélection
D) Rotten Tomatoes
  • 30. How long was the standing ovation at the Cannes premiere of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) 5 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 20 minutes
D) 15 minutes
  • 31. Which company bought U.S. distribution rights for 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) HBO Max
B) Amazon Prime Video
C) Disney+
D) Netflix
  • 32. What was the reported sum paid by Netflix for U.S. distribution rights of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) $4 million
B) $10 million
C) $6 million
D) $2 million
  • 33. What score did 'Nouvelle Vague' receive on Metacritic?
A) 85 out of 100
B) 65 out of 100
C) 76 out of 100
D) 90 out of 100
  • 34. What percentage of critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive for 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) 90%
B) 75%
C) 95%
D) 80%
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