Italian Movies

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1. What film by Fellini made the word "paparazzi" a synonym of "photo-reporter"? 8 1/2 Roma La Dolce Vita Amarcord

2. In what film by the director Salvatores can you see Italian soldiers occupying a Greek island in WWII? Captain Corelli's Mandolin Guns of Navarone Il Postino Mediterraneo

3. What kind of prize were Jew prisoners supposed to win in the game that the father made up for his son in Benigni's "La Vita è Bella" ("Life is Beautiful")? A tank Freedom One million liras Gold medal

4. In which town was the action in Vittorio De Sica's Academy Award winner "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" located? Milan Pistoia Palermo Ferrara

5. "Roma Città Aperta": director _________. Answer: (surname only)

6. What American film star owes to Italian film industry the beginning of his amazing career? Sylvester Stallone Al Pacino Clint Eastwood Robert De Niro

7. What was the name of the most important and prolific comic actor in Italy in the last century? Pepè Totò Fufù Zizì

8. The studios in Rome where the most part of Italian films are made are known by what name? Movietown Cinecittà Filmopolis Romacinema

9. He was married with an American actress (Shelley Winters) and was one of the best Italian actors of all time. What was his name? Marcello Mastroianni Ugo Tognazzi Vittorio Gassmann Alberto Sordi

10. Which of these is NOT a famous Italian director? Michelangelo Antonioni Ettore Scola Dino Risi Ennio Morricone