Donald Clarke's Weekly Movie Quiz

1 Which Disney film encouraged us to celebrate “The Circle of Life”?

1 Which Disney film encouraged us to celebrate “The Circle of Life”?

2 Identify the actor from this early snap (above).

3 Which film ends with the line: “I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”

4 Which two-time Oscar- winner is the son of a UK poet laureate?

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5 Which film series follows the adventures of Thomas A Anderson?

6 Polanski’s Palme d’Or winner. Isabelle Huppert abuses herself. Charles Aznavour acts for Truffaut. What are we playing?

7 Which record is now jointly held by Glenn Close, Thelma Ritter and Deborah Kerr?

8 Who recently accused the folk behind The Artistof "rape"?

9 Which film ends with a screening of the fictional patriotic feature Stolz der Nation?

10 A star of Ordinary People. A voice in Up. Senior comedy relief in The Proposaland Bringing Down the House. The Judge in Caddyshack. What's the connection?

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Answers

1. The Lion King

2. It's Harvey Keitel

3. The Shawshank Redemption

 4. Daniel Day-Lewis

 5. The Matrix

 6. The piano ( The Pianist, The Piano Teacher, Shoot the Piano Player)

 7. Actresses with the highest number of Oscar nominations (6 apiece) without securing a win.

 8. Kim Novak (she objected to the inclusion of excerpts from the Vertigosoundtrack)

 9. Inglourious Basterds

 10. Actors from The Mary Tyler Moore Show(Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Betty White, Ted Knight)