6 Written Questions

1. said "I believe in imagination, but I more faith in reality, in people. Not interested in prearranged encounters, rather in the drama of things that happen to come together;" screenwriter of "Bicycle Thieves"
2. loose, meandering, episodic plot structure; gives film realistic, 'slice-of-life' feel; less dramatic than usual plot
3. the song that plays when The Sister loses her innocence/virginity; only English song in "Cyclo"
4. Tran Anh Hung said that he wouldn't shoot "Cyclo" in France because there were too many _______________ and a old French man's face wasn't as interesting as an old Vietnamese man's face
5. director of "Cyclo"
6. bicycle driver who transports people from place to place

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the streets of Ho Chi Minh City were a metaphor for this in "Cyclo"
   1. individualism
   2. neorealism
   3. black market neighbors
   4. class differences, consumerism
2. images of paint and blood are used to symbolize ___________ of the soul in "Cyclo"
   1. cyclo
   2. Zavattine
   3. cleansing
   4. paint
3. emphasis on emotions rather than abstract ideas, documentary visual style, use of actual locations, refusal to make easy more judgments, nonprofessioinal actors
   1. neorealism
   2. no plot
   3. bold
   4. individualism
4. no explanations for violence; paired radically unusual film styles; "Cyclo" was described as this
   1. no plot
   2. paint
   3. bold
   4. cyclo
5. cinematic style that feels as close to real-life as possible; NO fancy editing, NO complex dialogue, NO stylized production techniques, NO AUTEURSHIP by director
   1. paint
   2. pure cinema
   3. neorealism
   4. Zavattine
6. the physical, visual link between the mad son and the cyclo boy in "Cyclo"
   1. cyclo
   2. images
   3. bold
   4. paint

6 True/False Questions

1. De Sica, Visconti, Rossellini → Tran Anh Hung said that he wouldn't shoot "Cyclo" in France because there were too many _______________ and a old French man's face wasn't as interesting as an old Vietnamese man's face

   True        False

2. black market neighbors → said "I believe in imagination, but I more faith in reality, in people. Not interested in prearranged encounters, rather in the drama of things that happen to come together;" screenwriter of "Bicycle Thieves"

   True        False

3. individualism → emphasis on emotions rather than abstract ideas, documentary visual style, use of actual locations, refusal to make easy more judgments, nonprofessioinal actors

   True        False

4. images → the physical, visual link between the mad son and the cyclo boy in "Cyclo"

   True        False

5. de-emphasizes → "What's important for me is to create ________, often, transitory, that are like icons with meaning." said by Tran Anh Hung about "Cyclo"

   True        False

6. bicycle racing → one of the most popular sports in Italy, along with football

   True        False