1. My all time favourite foreign film was, unfortunately, remade by its original director George Sluizer in a disappointingly watered down version called "The Vanishing" in 1993. It is the story of a man whose girlfriend mysteriously disappears at a gas station and his ensuing hunt to uncover the truth. What is it called in its initial Dutch version? Desaparecer Der Verschwinden Disparition Spoorloos

2. What is the name of the astonishing South Korean film from 2003, in which a man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a room for 15 years, after which he embarks on a quest to find out why? Answer: (One word which would normally be written as two)

3. "Deewaar" is a fantastic 1975 film from India, but what is its English title? The War The Gangster The Wall Brother

4. Bruno Ganz stars in this West German film from 1977 about a dying man who is cajoled into becoming a hit man by a dodgy American art dealer played by Dennis Hopper. What is its English title? The Dying Man Munich The Artful Enemy The American Friend

5. Which sickening "sport" features heavily in Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu's brilliant Mexican flick of 2000 "Amores Perros"? Seal Clubbing Cock Fighting Dog Fighting Badger Baiting

6. Former child pop star and model Vanessa Paradis proves herself to be a wonderful lead actress in the heart wrenching "Elisa", a 1995 French film about a girl trying to track down her alcoholic father (Gerard Depardieu), whom she blames for her mother's suicide. What is Vanessa's character's name? Marie Manina Elisa Solange

7. "The Bird With The Crystal Plumage" is a brilliant, 1970 Italian film about a man who seems to witness a murder attempt. The man who directed it is the father of actresses Asia and Fiore Argento. What is his first name? Antonio Roberto Dario Angelo

8. Fritz Lang directed a superb, disturbing German film about a serial child murderer in 1931. Its title is just one letter long. What is it called? Q O A M

9. Giuseppe Tornatore's popular 1988 movie "Cinema Paradiso" comes from which country? Answer: (One Word - they won the FIFA World Cup in 2006)

10. Frenchman Fran?ois Truffaut was a very prolific director who is probably best remembered for the semi-autobiographical 1959 movie "The 400 Blows". My favourite of his films, however, came three years later, and is the story of two friends who become embroiled in a love triangle with a woman called Catherine. The two main protagonists make up the name of the film. What is its French title? Jules et Jim David et Pierre Marc et Claude Claude et Jean

11. Another more recent French film is Catherine Breillat's contentious 2001 movie "? ma soeur!". Although its title was pretty much literally translated as "For My Sister" for its Australian audience, by what alternative name do most UK and US viewers know it? Fat Girl Sibling Rivalry My Sister My Sister Brutal Innocence

12. These days, Paul Verhoeven is infamous for directing the "cult" picture "Showgirls". Long before this, however, he made a classic war movie called "Soldier Of Orange", which depicts World War II through the eyes of fighters from which country? USA Belgium Holland Japan

13. 1950 saw the release of "Rash?mon". The director of this film is mentioned in the Barenaked Ladies' smash hit "One Week". What is his name? (I bet you're glad this one's not a "Fill In The Blank"!) Kenji Mizoguchi Akira Kurosawa Masaki Kobayashi Norifumi Suzuki

14. Which Russian political figure did Roberto Benigni use a quote from as the title of his 1997 Oscar winner "Life Is Beautiful"? Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Alexei Rykov Rasputin

15. Ingmar Bergman's seminal classic "The Seventh Seal" is a remarkably innovative piece of film making, focusing on a man who plays chess with the Grim Reaper in an effort to "cheat Death". Where did Bergman get the idea for the title? The Bible The Koran JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit" Jacques Tati's film "Mr. Hulot's Holiday"