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Post-War Polish Cinema. Midterm Exam. PLN 2102 Midterm. 20% of the final grade No books, notes or electronic devices allowed. Duration: 1 hour 20 min. Grade distribution: Question 1 – 5% Question 2 – 5% Question 3 – 10%. PLN 2102 Midterm.
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Post-War Polish Cinema Midterm Exam
PLN 2102 Midterm • 20% of the final grade • No books, notes or electronic devices allowed. • Duration: 1 hour 20 min. • Grade distribution: Question 1 – 5% Question 2 – 5% Question 3 – 10%
PLN 2102 Midterm I. Identify the film excerpt shown at the beginning of the mid-term (name the title and the director) and comment on it in two or three paragraphs. (5%) II. Identify briefly FIVE of the following dates, concepts or individuals (as they relate to Polish history and/or film). (5%)
PLN 2102 Midterm III. Respond (in at least three paragraphs) to ONE of the following topics. (10%). There will be a choice between only two questions on the actual examination sheet. • What meaning(s) does the setting have in The Canal? • How would The Canal be a different film if it were in colour? • What types of shots are mainly used in Knife in the Water?
PLN 2102 Midterm • What might be the ideological message(s) of Knife in the Water? • What role do the secondary characters play in Mother Joan of the Angels? • What genre(s) does Mother Joan of the Angels belong to? Why? • What do you make of Sister Margaret’s story in Mother Joan of the Angels?
PLN 2102 Midterm • How is the theme of filmmakers’ ideological responsibility developed in Man of Marble? • How does Agnieszka’s understanding of Birkut change throughout Man of Marble? • What is the role of flashbacks and flashforwards in Man of Marble?