Anyone can rattle off the plot of “The Godfather.” This quiz is for the people who know who shot it, who cut it, and which Soviet montage theorist the climax owes a debt to.
Ten questions on the deeper end of film — directors, movements, craft, and the canon that actual cinephiles argue about. No “name the superhero” gimmes here.
So, how much do you really know? Scroll down and find out.
Movie Trivia #1
Which cinematographer is known for pioneering deep-focus photography in "Citizen Kane"?
Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" was remade into which Sergio Leone Western?
Which director has won the Academy Award for Best Director the most times?
The French New Wave term "auteur theory" was popularized by critics at which publication?
In "Apocalypse Now," which novel served as the loose narrative basis?
Which 1925 Soviet film is famous for its "Odessa Steps" montage sequence?
Who edited "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," and most of Scorsese's films?
The aspect ratio 2.35:1 is commonly associated with which widescreen format?
Which Ingmar Bergman film features a knight playing chess with Death?
Robert Bresson and Yasujirō Ozu are both known for a restrained style often described by which term?
