I. Write or discuss the answers to these questions. Make up your own examples with the italicized words.

1. Which clip from a particular film would you never tire of seeing?

2. What trailers have you seen recently that really made you want to go and see the film?

3. Can you think of any scenes from films you think should have been cut? Or can you think of any entire film you think should have been banned?

4. Which of these features do you, in general, like a film to have:

a a happy ending? f larger than life or true to life characters?

b a complicated plot or a g (in the case of foreign films) subtitles or

simple storyline? dubbed dialogue?

c lots of actions? h lots of close-up shots of people’s faces?

d a political or social message? i long sequences of desert, jungle, etc?

e totally naturalistic dialogue? j a fair number of stars or a cast of “unknowns”?

5. What can the cinema offer that the theatre can’t?

6. Would you let your 10-year-old son go off to Hollywood to be in a film, with or without you there?

J. Essay. Write your own movie review in an essay of three or more paragraphs. Choose a film that you liked or dislike, but try to be objective in your review, read your review to the class and answer any questions your classmates might ask about the movie. Be sure to mention the following: type of film, production, story, direction, cast and acting, special effects, critics, general impression.

Part VI. Film Festivals

Examine the film festivals calendar below and draw the map of international film festivals. Make your suggestions which of the film you’ve recently seen may be shown at some of the festivals.

Belgium the Brussels International Festival January

Germany the Berlin Film Festival/Berlinale February

Belgium the Brussels International Festival of fantasy March

and science-fiction films and thrillers

USA Academy Awards March

Bulgaria the International Festival of Comedy in Gabrovo May

France the Cannes Film Festival May

Czech Republic the Czech International Film Festival at Karlovy Vary July

Russia the Moscow Film Festival July

Britain the Edinburgh International Film Festival (avant- August

garde cinema, theoretical discussions, special events

on history)

Denmark the Odense International Film Festival August, odd

years

Italy Venice Film Festival August,

September

Spain the San Sebastian Film Festival September

Sweden the Gothenburgh Film Festival (short films) October

Ukraine Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival October

Finland the International Children’s Festival in Oulu Late November

A. Read the following passage and try to guess what film award is described.

It is a gold-plated figure (25 cm high and weighing 3.2 kg) which is awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the best film work in various categories, e.g. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Original Screenplay, Special Visual Effects, Cinematography, Costume Design, etc. In addition, various special or honorary awards are often given for professional humanitarian achievement. In 1928 Frances Marion said about it: “The statuette is a perfect symbol of the movie business – a powerful athletic body clutching a gleaming sword, with half of his head, the part that holds his brain, completely sliced off.”

B. The following is a list of the winners of the 75^th Annual Academy Awards, presented by Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Look through the list of the 2003 Oscar winners. Do a research and compile the same list about the current year winners.