Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema Test | Final Test - Hard

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Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which French film director does Tarkovsky write of his admiration for concentration?

2. In Chapter V, Tarkovsky writes, "I am always sickened when an artist underpins his system of images with deliberate tendentiousness or" what?

3. What director's cinematic version of Macbeth is discussed in Chapter V?

4. Who wrote the following haiku: "The old pond was still / A frog jumped in the water / And a splash was heard"?

5. Of whom does Tarkovsky write, "wasn't trying to convey his own experience to anyone, he wanted to put across ideas, purely and simply"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the journey of the protagonist in Nostalgia? How is it tragic?

2. What does Tarkovsky write of "heroes" in Chapter VIII?

3. What is the journey of the protagonist in The Sacrifice? How is Tarkovsky's life reflected in the film?

4. What is Tarkovsky's response to "how can the artist even begin to make films to please others"?

5. How does Tarkovsky describe the stresses of filming on The Sacrifice?

6. What Japanese form of art does Tarkovsky repeatedly compare cinema to? Why?

7. When was, The Sacrifice, conceived of? What drew Tarkovsky to this story?

8. How does Tarkovsky describe the use of symbolism in his films?

9. How is success measured, according to Tarkovsky?

10. Describe Tarkovsky's film, Nostalgia. Where and when was it filmed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the letters Tarkovsky cites as his reasons for writing Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema. What was the common response to Tarkovsky's works?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of objectivity and subjectivity in judging art. Is it possible to set standards for art or is art an entirely aesthetic and subjective medium? What is Tarkovsky's belief?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tarkovsky's reasoning of time as the central element of film. What other art forms incorporate time and or memory? How?

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