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100

The late 60s star best known for her blonde hair and passion for animal rights.

Who is Bridget Bardot?

100

The name of the most prestigious award given at this show.

What is the "Palme d'Or"?

100

The 1960 Jean Luc Godard debut that is famous for the first use of "jump cuts".

What is "Breathless"?

100

The leading figured of European cinema from the late 1950s to the 1980s, known for classics such as "Purple Noon" and "Rocco and His Brothers".

Who is Alain Delon?

100

The time period in which this cinema style flourished.

What is the late 1950s to the 1970s?

200

The "sweet" actress known best know to English speakers for her role in a 2000 film alongside Johnny Depp.

Who is Juliette Binoche?

200

The year Cannes was founded.

What is 1946?

200

The phrase meaning "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene".

What is "mise-en-scene"?

200

The award-winning actor who gained widespread acclaim for his performance as George Valentin in 2011's silent film, "The Artist".

Who is Jean Dujardin?

200

The film critic magazine credited with helping create the New Wave movement.

What is "Cahiers du cinema"?

300

The first black woman to star in a major motion picture.

Who is Josephine Baker?

300

Cannes is considered one of the "Big Three" European film festivals, alongside these other 2 cities.

What are Venice and Berlin?

300

This 1902 film pioneered special effects and created early narratives about fantasy, featuring a shot where a rocket lands in the man in the moon's eye.

What is "A Trip to the Moon"?

300

The second-highest grossing actor in the history of French cinema whose accomplishments are now overshadowed by sexual assault convictions.

Who is Gerard Depardieu?

300

The director and critic who "generated one of the largest bodies of critical analysis of any filmmaker since the mid-twentieth century" and revolutionized motion pictures.

Who is Jean-Luc Godard?

400

The French actress well known for her role as Edith Piaf, a role that earned her an Academy Award.

Who is Marion Cotillard?

400

The photograph style that has been banned from the Cannes red carpet since 2015.

What is a "selfie"?

400

The pair of brothers credited with launching French cinematography in 1895 with "L'Arrivee d'un train en gare de La Ciotat".

Who are the Lumiere Brothers?

400

The actor known for his intense performances in films such as "La Haine", "Irreversible", and "Black Swan".

Who is Vincent Cassel?

400

The filmmaker and critic who was a proponent of the "auteur theory", which posits that a film's director is its true author.

Who is Francois Truffaut?

500

The French actress best known to Americans for her roles in "The Da Vinci Code" and "Amelie".

Who is Audrey Tautou?

500

The film that holds the record for the longest standing ovation at the festival, clocking in at 22 minutes.

What is "Pan's Labyrinth"?

500

The second largest exporter of films in the world after the United States.

What is France?

500

The young Franco-American actor best known for English language films like "Call Me by Your Name" and "A Complete Unknown".

Who is Timothee Chalamet?

500

Fill in the blank: After WWII, filmmakers were inspired by the generation of Italian _______ who explored contemporary everyday life.

What is "Italian Neorealism"?