Film and Political Power
Description: This quiz explores the complex relationship between film and political power, examining how films can influence, reflect, and challenge political ideologies and structures. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: film politics power censorship propaganda |
Which 1936 film, directed by Fritz Lang, is a dystopian allegory of Nazi Germany, depicting a totalitarian society controlled by a charismatic leader named 'Big Brother'?
Which 1960 film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, satirizes the Cold War and nuclear brinkmanship, depicting a group of U.S. Air Force officers who become obsessed with launching a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union?
Which 1976 film, directed by Sidney Lumet, depicts the Watergate scandal and the downfall of U.S. President Richard Nixon?
Which 1984 film, directed by Roland Joffé, depicts the true story of a British journalist who is taken hostage in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime?
Which 2004 film, directed by Michael Moore, examines the lead-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and criticizes the Bush administration's handling of the war?
Which 2012 film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, depicts the manhunt for Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs?
Which 2018 film, directed by Adam McKay, satirizes the rise of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and his influence on the Bush administration?
Which 2020 film, directed by Aaron Sorkin, depicts the trial of seven Chicago activists charged with conspiracy to incite a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
Which 2021 film, directed by Adam McKay, satirizes the COVID-19 pandemic and the Trump administration's response to it?
Which 1967 film, directed by Costa-Gavras, depicts the trial of a Greek political prisoner who is accused of treason during the military junta?
Which 1972 film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, depicts the rise and fall of a powerful Italian-American crime family in New York City?
Which 1973 film, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, depicts the political and sexual awakening of a young Italian boy during the rise of fascism in Italy?
Which 1982 film, directed by Costa-Gavras, depicts the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team that is stranded in the Andes mountains after a plane crash?
Which 1984 film, directed by Roland Joffé, depicts the true story of a British journalist who is taken hostage in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime?
Which 2006 film, directed by Paul Greengrass, depicts the true story of a group of Somali pirates who hijack a U.S. cargo ship?